Good Morning Friends & Digital Neighbors! More fun with words! Happy Thursday to all! A bonus word for today as appeasement to any readers, while not technically a drachenfutter, who have lost time reading my divagating posts in the morning. 😉
Divagate - To wander about or meander; to stray from subject, focus or course.
Bonus Word: Drachenfutter - A gift offered as an appeasement to a wife or girl friend upset at her mate (Literally dragon fodder borrowed from German)
Bonus Commentary: Divagate - wasn't that a favorite tactic of all students as we tried to get the teacher off topic? Thankfully some of our teachers in Elsberry were indulgent from time to time with such tactics from the students. It often made for more memorable moments in class than the topic at hand.
Sometimes no amount of gifts can keep one ass from getting lit up by an angry date or spouse. Some dragons cannot be easily appeased. A drachenfutter, a peace offering, a bribe, whatever you call it, is usually meant to atone for the offense or discrepancy. A better offering is not to repeat the offense if it s agreed by all involved parties that the act/word or its absence was offensive. Enough divagating - off to Mother Nature!
Selma Manor Barn Late Autumn by Scott Fracasso
Today marks the three hundred and thirtieth birthday of the Frenchman François-Marie Arouet, better known by his nom de plume, Voltaire (1694-1778).
Born into a bourgeois family during the reign of Louis XIV, the “Sun King” (r. 1643-1715), Voltaire suffered tragedy at a young age when his mother died. Never close with his father or brother, Voltaire exhibited a rebellious attitude toward authority from his youth. His brilliant mind was fostered in the care of the Society of Jesus, who introduced him to the joys of literature and theater. Despite his later criticisms against the Church, Voltaire, throughout his life, fondly recalled his dedicated Jesuit teachers.
Although he spent time as a civil servant in the French embassy to the Hague, Voltaire’s main love was writing—an endeavor where he excelled in various genres, including poetry, which led to his appointment as the royal court poet for King Louis XV. Widely recognized as one of the greatest French writers, and even hyperbolically referred to by ...
Happy National Megalodon Day all! May your National Foam Party Day celebrations be free of gigantic marine predators!
It's also National Adopt a Cat and National Pollinators month. May your new feline friends leave the apiary alone.
Between January & June Padre's & Humbuggery took in about $800 dollars. I was thinking of donating it to the Wounded Warrior Project, but I am open to other suggestions. Let me know what you think.
Padre - Tom Miller invites you to a Coffee Talk, Speakeasies, Schmoozes, Tea Times, Afterhours and other gatherings.
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