Friday, April 12, 2019

2019 - Day 102/263 - Friday...Adulation...

Don't be mislead by first impressions. I know sometimes I cannot see the forest because of the trees, but this is a photo of clouds, not a photo of a traffic challenge on IH-35. I think this is going to be my new calling; find the good things in the pictures. If I can work some clouds in to a photo of a wreck on the interstate. Maybe a kitten in a photo of a mass shooting. Something like that. Who knows... But, today was a pretty good day. I got to the office a little bit earlier than I wanted to, because the painter was supposed to be there to paint the exterior doors to the office. There are four of them, and the doors had to be opened. It was supposed to be quick drying paint, but the painter never showed up. Typical. Six sets of offices and residences, a few minutes of coordination, and the vendor does not show up. Doesn't call either. Just nothing. AND...there was a notice on the door that the city is going to change our electric meter, sometime within the next seven days...between the hours of 11PM and 7AM. Not sure which day, but make sure your sensitive electronic equipment is not left on overnight. But we are not sure which day. They came and left a notice on the door, it makes sense they could have done it at the same time, but then I would not have had anything to write about today.

Adulation -- Noun. excessive or slavish admiration or flattery. The young starlet's active presence on social media earned her the adulation of millions of fans.

Did You Know? If adulation makes you think of a dog panting after its master, you're on the right etymological track; the word ultimately derives from the Latin verb adulari, meaning "to fawn on" (a sense used specifically for the affectionate behavior of dogs) or "to flatter." Adulation, which came to us from Latin by way of Old French, can be traced back as far as the 14th century in English. The verb adulate, the noun adulator, and the adjective adulatory later joined the language.

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