word of the day 20140609

Mangle

1

:  to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing <people … mangled by sharks — V. G. Heiser>

2

:  to spoil, injure, or make incoherent especially through ineptitude <a story mangled beyond recognition>

agenda 20140609

20140421 Song of the Week

Since the theme of this week is "personal finance," I got this song, What's Left Of Me, from Bon Jovi.

Hope you enjoy : )


What's Left Of Me"

For thirty odd years I was a newspaper man
I made my living with a pen and a pad
God I miss the smell of paper and the ink on my hands

Been back from the desert for a year or so
I left more in that sand than you'll ever know
Another war was waiting for me when I got back home

In the name of the flag some gave their lives
I'm still living, yeah, Semper Fi
Well, that's my story, what else can I say
Hey, hey

20140421 Agenda

Highlight: 

1.  Kevin's fluent introductions on how to raise credit score in Table Topics Section

2.  Jian's prepared speech on hydraulic fracturing. It's amazing that he can explain such a boring, technical term at such an interesting, easy-understanding way.

3. As always, Frank's speech is big dish of literature. He talked about the feeling of shame, quoting Shakespeare, Mark Twain, and the Bible.  

20140421 Word of the Day

vivacious 

adjective \və-ˈvā-shəs also vī-\
: happy and lively in a way that is attractive

Full Definition of VIVACIOUS

:  lively in temper, conduct, or spirit :  sprightly
— vi·va·cious·ly adverb
— vi·va·cious·ness noun
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Examples of VIVACIOUS

<an outgoing, vivacious girl who became a successful sales rep>
<the poem is a vivacious expression of his love for her>
Historically, in nations where city economies are dying and where, as well, cities are drained in service to transactions of decline, one city remains vivacious longest: the capital city. —Jane Jacobs, Cities and the Wealth of Nations, (1984) 1985