There's not enough here to make a decent pair of boots, but I did run across this snake skin on one of the paths today while I was watering plants. I expect it is just a rat snake skin; we have never seen or heard a rattler since we have been here, although the folks we bought the house from, and all the neighbors agree that rattle snakes are all around this area. The only snake I/we have seen are/were rat snakes. Generally speaking, I just relocate them. That really means that I just throw them over the fence. Other than that, I did not accomplish very much of anything today. There were several naps, and Jody and I did go in to Georgetown for a little bit of shopping and lunch. While we were in Georgetown, there were a couple calls from clients, and although next week looks like a pretty calm week, it could all change quickly.Sui Generis -- Adjective. constituting a class alone. unique, peculiar. "So let us celebrate the glory that was Elaine Stritch in her prime. For among modern entertainers, she is sui generis." Stephen Holden, The New York Times, April 4, 2013
Did You Know? English contains many terms that ultimately trace back to the Latin forms gener- or genus (translated as "birth," "race," "kind," and "class"). Sui generis - literally "one of its own kind" - is truly a one-of-a-kind gener- descendant that English speakers have used since the late 1600s. Its earliest uses were in scientific contexts, where it identified substances, principles, diseases, and even rocks that were the only representative of their class or group. By the early 1900s, however, sui generis had expanded beyond solely scientific contexts, and it is now used more generally for anything that stands alone.
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