Word of the Week

ne·ol·o·gism
n.

1. A new word, expression, or usage.
2. The creation or use of new words or senses.
3. Psychology
   1. The invention of new words regarded as a symptom of certain psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia.
   2. A word so invented.
4. Theology A new doctrine or a new interpretation of scripture.

Athens Twilight Criterium

Adrenaline junkies...

Dan Carter, describing George Wallace;

His childhood and his experiences in college, law school, and the army forged an identity upon the twin anvils of resentment and an almost pathetic search for affections and respect.

Word of the Day

ingratiate - to establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others, esp. by deliberate effort (usually fol. by with): He ingratiated himself with all the guests.

Providence, Rhode Island

What necessity supercedes the lure of donuts? Shoud it take a xenophile to apperceive the ecumenical appeal they warrant? Ah donuts!

One of my favorite hymns...

1. The love of God is greater far
   Than tongue or pen can ever tell;
   It goes beyond the highest star,
   And reaches to the lowest hell;
   The guilty pair, bowed down with care,
   God gave His Son to win;
   His erring child He reconciled,
   And pardoned from his sin.
   • Refrain:
     Oh, love of God, how rich and pure!
     How measureless and strong!
     It shall forevermore endure—
     The saints’ and angels’ song.
2. When hoary time shall pass away,
   And earthly thrones and kingdoms fall,
   When men who here refuse to pray,
   On rocks and hills and mountains call,
   God’s love so sure, shall still endure,
   All measureless and strong;
   Redeeming grace to Adam’s race—
   The saints’ and angels’ song.
3. Could we with ink the ocean fill,
   And were the skies of parchment made,
   Were every stalk on earth a quill,
   And every man a scribe by trade;
   To write the love of God above
   Would drain the ocean dry;
   Nor could the scroll contain the whole,
   Though stretched from sky to sky.

Dispatches from NYC

My brother likes to draw...a lot

Lacrosse Nostalgia