Oh my. It's tomorrow already, and I just got home. I did not go in to the office today, I did some work from home, got some chores done, and headed off to Abilene. I left about 12:15 yesterday (Thursday) afternoon, and just a little over thirteen hours, I am back. It was really a fun and interesting ride on the way TO Abilene...it was just a dark drive home FROM Abilene. Lots of wonderful people at the Abilene board, and there were some major investors that 'upped' their investments, and that is always a welcome decision on their parts. Dinner was good, and there was a man that, after the speakers, performed a John Wayne one-man-show. Very interesting, and lots of John Wayne trivia presented in a fun way. A big thank you to the Abilene staff and board for inviting me and Deborah (my trainer in residence), and a very Happy Anniversary to Deborah and Ron!Glaucous -- Adjective. 1a. of a pale yellow-green color. b. of a light bluish-gray or bluish-white color. 2. having a powdery or waxy coating that gives a frosted appearance and tends to rub off. "Her eyes, a clear, glaucous gray, express unambiguous yearning.: Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, May 26, 2016
Did You Know? Glaucous came to English - by way of the Latin glaucus - from the Greek glaukos, meaning "gleaming" or "gray," and it has been used to describe a range of pale colors from a yellow-green to a bluish-gray. The word is often found in horticultural writing describing the pale color of the leaves of various plants as well as the powdery bloom that can be found on some fruits and leaves. The stem glauc - appears in some other English words, the most familiar of which is glaucoma, referring to a disease of the eye that can result in gradual loss of vision. Glauc - also appears in the not-so-familiar glaucope, a word used to describe someone with fair hair and blue eyes (and a companion to cyanope, the term for someone with fair hair and brown eyes).
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