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SLUGABED
[noun]
a lazy person who stays in bed long after the usual time for arising.
Etymology: slug, from late Middle English slugge, “sluggard” + abed, from Old English bedde, “in bed”.
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DELICATAMENTE [aka DELICATO]
[adverb]
1. delicately.
2. finely.
3. softly.
4. gently.
Etymology: from Italian delicato (from Latin delicatus) + -mente (from Latin mente, ablative singular of mēns, “mind”).
Cold Weather Phenomenon Displaying Beautiful Light Pillars in the Sky
Website MyModernMet did a compilation of pictures about a particular weather phenomenon : when it’s too cold, in some countries, we can see magnificent light pillers appearing in the sky, like neon lights. These lights give the impression of being in a science fiction movie with UFOs and aliens.
The Magical illustrations by Christian Schloe
Anything can happen in a world that holds such beauty. #Love it!
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Ayn Rand (1905-1982)
“The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.”
“Wealth is the product of man’s capacity to think.”
“Run for your life from any man who tells you that money is evil. That sentence is the leper’s bell of an approaching looter.”
“The difference between a welfare state and a totalitarian state is a matter of time.”
“The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody had decided not to see.”
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BUMMEL
[verb]
saunter; stroll; to go or wander around at a leisurel pace.
Etymology: from German bummeln, “to loaf”.
GENESIC
[adjective]
of, like or pertaining to procreation or the genitals; reproduction; genesis.
Etymology: from Latin, “generation, birth” < Greek génesis, “origin, source”.
[Bedelgeuse - Anatomy of a Female Orgasm & Anatomy of a Male Orgasm]
EESOME
[adjective]
Obsolete: pleasing to the eye; attractive.
Etymology: uncertain, thought to be Scottish.
CATS AND GIRLS
ost famous for his portraits of four-eyed cats, Casey Weldon offers unnerving portrayals of both his human and animal subjects.
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