Are you a linguiphile, by chance?
Meet General Ambrose Everett Burnside, Union Army officer whose Civil War campaigns were mainly focused in NC and east TN. A man of many distinctions, many hats, and many accolades outside of the military, he was...but none more famous, it seems, than his display of facial hair growth:
Meet General Ambrose Everett Burnside, Union Army officer whose Civil War campaigns were mainly focused in NC and east TN. A man of many distinctions, many hats, and many accolades outside of the military, he was...but none more famous, it seems, than his display of facial hair growth:
"Sideburns".
Well, they were initially called 'burnsides' but over time the word order got swapped since most of the hair in this style is on the 'side' of the face. In the spirit of Paul Harvey, "...and now you know...the rest of the story."
Many moons ago a good friend sent a link to a daily email for Wordsmith.org that has some weekly 'focus' for the 'word of the day' e-sends. "Sideburns" was a recent mailing...therein, you get "interesting tidbits" on words, their meanings, and their origins or backgrounds. Too, each week you get a follow-up compendium on any commentary readers add that further advances knowledge about a particular word.
Knowledge is a good thing...if you aren't interested in the word or topic that day, chunk it...otherwise, you just might learn something new! Nothin' wrong with that.
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Many moons ago a good friend sent a link to a daily email for Wordsmith.org that has some weekly 'focus' for the 'word of the day' e-sends. "Sideburns" was a recent mailing...therein, you get "interesting tidbits" on words, their meanings, and their origins or backgrounds. Too, each week you get a follow-up compendium on any commentary readers add that further advances knowledge about a particular word.
Knowledge is a good thing...if you aren't interested in the word or topic that day, chunk it...otherwise, you just might learn something new! Nothin' wrong with that.
If you think you might be interested in receiving the free email, click HERE to subscribe. "Free" is a good thing, especially these days!
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We interrupt this blog for a gratuitous photo update of niece Ellen and nephew William from my mom's recent trip to see them in Boston...
Ellie Sue
Willie Boo
Grandma, too!------------------------------------------------
Following is a great link provided by the National Weather Service that takes a thorough, albeit preliminary, look at the May 8-9 tornado 'outbreak' in the Triad, specifically the one that went by Piedmont Triad International airport. Worth a gander even if but for the graphics alone...
TRIAD TORNADO
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