Well, sorry this entry is late, but... On the trip home from South Padre Island, I sat in a window seat on the plane. I cannot remember the last time I sat by the window on a plane. In my old age, I have chosen the aisle seats, just for the opportunity of having a little bit more room, and not having to crawl over people to get to and from. There are admittedly benefits to the window seat; you can lean your head against the side of the plane while napping. You are not inconvenienced when your row mates need to pee. But the thing I had forgotten was, on occasion, looking out the window of a plane affords you views that you very seldom see. This is a picture of the storm we 'went around' on the way home last night. Very interesting. Here is something else that very rarely happens; we left early and arrived early. Amazing!Levigate -- Verb. 1. polish, smooth. 2a. to grind to a fine smooth powder while in a moist condition. b. to separate (fine powder) from coarser material by suspending in a liquid. The painter levigated zinc oxide and calcium carbonate with linseed oil.
Did You Know? Levigate comes from the Latin levigatus, the past participle of the verb levigare ("to make smooth"). Levigare is derived in part from levis, the Latin word for "smooth." Alleviate and levity can also be traced back to a Latin levis, and the levi- root in both words might suggest a close relationship with levigate. This is not the case, however. The Latin levis that gives us alleviate and levity means not "smooth" but "light" (in the sense of having little weight). One possible relative of levigate in English is oblivion, which comes from the Latin oblivisci ("to forget"), a word that may be a combination of ob- ("in the way") and the levis that means "smooth."
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