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The Fair

Every year, in July, there is a big fair on the Cape called the Barnstable Fair. I went 2 years ago and it was awesome, but last year didn’t have anyone to go with. This year, however, I had the best experience - I not only went to the fair but I did it with kids, I could feel the magic through them. To top it off we saw the demolition derby. There were 2 people from the radio, participating in the derby, a girl - Cat, and a guy - Elvzy; interestingly Elvzy won the derby and Cat finished third.

Steff and Cliff’s kids were so adorable, that I can’t even explain, unfortunately I only got one picture. All three of them wanted to hold my hand so I had to carry one of them on my shoulders.

But OH, MY GOD THE FOOD WE ATE:

A New Rubric

It’s time for a new rubric in here! I’m starting a second, voice, sequence of entries - Quantum Communications: FM 96.3, The Rose Radio Station - The morning Show of Dan and Stephanie.
As a big fan, I decided to record and post when I call in, and also some random parts of the show.

To hear the clip, simply click on Black Sea Scream

Exaggerate

ex·ag·ger·ate

v. ex·ag·ger·at·ed, ex·ag·ger·at·ing, ex·ag·ger·ates
v. tr.
* To represent as greater than is actually the case; overstate: exaggerate the size of the enemy force; exaggerated his own role in the episode.
* To enlarge or increase to an abnormal degree: thick lenses that exaggerated the size of her eyes.

v. intr.
To make overstatements.

[Latin exaggerre, exaggert-, to heap up, magnify : ex-, intensive pref.; see ex- + aggerre, to pile up (from agger, pile, from aggerere, to bring to : ad-, ad- + gerere, to bring).]

ex·agger·ated·ly adv.
ex·agger·ation n.
ex·agger·ative or ex·agger·a·tory (–tôr, -tr) adj.
ex·agger·ator n.
Synonyms: exaggerate, inflate, magnify, overstate
These verbs mean to represent something as being larger or greater than it actually is: exaggerated the size of the fish I caught; inflated his own importance; magnifying her part in their success; overstated his income on the loan application.
Antonyms: minimize

exaggerate

v 1: to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; “tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South’ imagery” [syn: overstate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyerbolise, magnify, amplify] [ant: understate]
2: do something to an excessive degree; “He overdid it last night when he did 100 push-ups” [syn: overdo]

Expatriate

ex·pa·tri·ate

v. ex·pa·tri·at·ed, ex·pa·tri·at·ing, ex·pa·tri·ates
v. tr.
* To send into exile. See Synonyms at banish.
* To remove (oneself) from residence in one’s native land.

v. intr.
* To give up residence in one’s homeland.
* To renounce allegiance to one’s homeland.

n. (-t, -t)
* One who has taken up residence in a foreign country.
* One who has renounced one’s native land.

adj. (-t, -t)
* Residing in a foreign country; expatriated: “She delighted in the bohemian freedom enjoyed by the expatriate artists, writers, and performers living in Rome” (Janet H. Murray).

[Medieval Latin expatrire, expatrit- : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin patria, native land (from patrius, paternal, from pater, father. See pter- in Indo-European Roots).]

ex·patri·ation n.

expatriate

n : voluntarily absent from home or country [syn: exile] v
1: expel from a country; “The poet was exiled because he signed a letter protesting the government’s actions” [syn: deport, exile] [ant: repatriate]
2: move away from one’s native country and adopt a new residence abroad

Coincidences

I don’t know what is up with that, but it seems that every time I leave work early to do something, something gets canceled. First, when I was going to pick up Jose from the airport, his flight got canceled, and I had to wait 2 hours. Then, last Friday, Jessie, Kate, and I rushed to the movies to find out that the move we wanted to see is moved from 7:00 to 9:00. Finally today, I begged to take off early, so that I can go to the demolition derby at the annual Barnstable fair with Steff and Cliff. Halfway through, on the way to Steff and Cliff, and everyone from the Cape would relate to the nightmare of getting there, Cliff called me to tell me that they aren’t going. So I had to go back home without seeing the demolition of any cars. Ain’t that something?

Reprimand

rep·ri·mand

tr.v. rep·ri·mand·ed, rep·ri·mand·ing, rep·ri·mands

* To reprove severely, especially in a formal or official way. See Synonyms at admonish.

n.
A severe, formal, or official rebuke or censure.

[French réprimander, from réprimande, a reprimand, alteration (influenced by mander, to order), of obsolete reprimende from Latin reprimenda (culpa), (fault) to be repressed, feminine gerundive of reprimere, to restrain. See repress.]

reprimand

n : an act or expression of criticism and censure; “he had to take the rebuke with a smile on his face” [syn: rebuke, reproof, reproval, reprehension]
v 1: rebuke formally [syn: censure, criminate]
2: censure severely or angrily; “The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger’s car”; “The deputy ragged the Prime Minister”; “The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup” [syn: call on the carpet, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast]

A Poem

Undesired Purdah

The day went spent in solitude,
amongst others.
Despite the crowd he laid alone –
secluded in his world, and words,
in lines, of pages, in a book.
He peeked above the edge
to scan, with thirst, the throng
for that one, special –
not the smartest or the most beautiful
just for the one, so immovably awaited;
the one that he can call his own.

He left the beach as solitary as a cat
and walk the swarming street –
alone, with thirst.
Then stopped with coffee and a smoke,
To look around and skim the mob;
Innumerable faces –
closing up, then passing forward,
to dissipate from view in blur.

When driving home he thought –
“solitary life might work for cats
But not for dogs, we dogs, need people.
We like to be alone only in our sleep,
and it pains us to be lonely,
especially amongst others.
We like to move in couples,
packs or gangs, or flocks or
even clumps and clusters.”

Sophisticated

so·phis·ti·cate

v. so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing, so·phis·ti·cates
v. tr.
* To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly.
* To make impure; adulterate.
* To make more complex or inclusive; refine.

v. intr.
To use sophistry.

n. (-kt)
A sophisticated person.

[Middle English sophisticaten, to adulterate, from Medieval Latin sophisticre, sophistict-, from Latin sophisticus, sophistic, from Greek sophistikos, from sophists, sophist. See sophist.]

so·phisti·cation n.
so·phisti·cator n.

so·phis·ti·cat·ed ( P ) Pronunciation Key (s-fst-ktd)
adj.
Having acquired worldly knowledge or refinement; lacking natural simplicity or naiveté.
Very complex or complicated: the latest and most sophisticated technology.
Suitable for or appealing to the tastes of sophisticates: a sophisticated drama.

so·phisti·cated·ly adv.

sophisticated

adj 1: having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir faire; “sophisticated young socialites”; “a sophisticated audience”; “a sophisticated lifestyle”; “a sophisticated book” [ant: naive]
2: ahead in development; complex or intricate; “advanced technology”; “a sophisticated electronic control system” [syn: advanced]
3: marked by wide-ranging knowledge and appreciation of many parts of the world arising from urban life and wide travel; “the sophisticated manners of a true cosmopolite”; “urbane and pliant…he was at ease even in the drawing rooms of Paris” [syn: urbane]
4: intellectually appealing; “a sophisticated drama”

100th Episode

I would like to share the joy and celebrate the posting of my 100th Blog entry. Yeheeeeiiiiii!

Back on Track

The last time I ran, was good 20 days ago – the date was Jun 29, 2005 – I couldn’t get back into it till July 19, 2005. I did have my excuses but the bottom line is I’m back on the running track and my legs are sore beyond words. I’m motivated to run, however, by the fact that I didn’t gain any fat, but if I slack around, I know it will come back around my waist like the high tide.