This is what it looks like in the chicken pen when somebody starts the rumor that God has just put meal worms in the treat tray. Yes, I do believe the chickens refer to me as God. I am the one that makes sure there is water and food (sometimes corn, shredded carrots, and meal worms). They don't really need to do anything, but I can tell from their 'coop art' (refer to prehistoric cave-art for other references) that they hold me in high esteem. And, you can tell by the looks on their little chicken faces that they both worship and fear me. It is just totally apparent, and I have accepted the high mantel of responsibility. Sometimes, I can even hear them clucking 'The door will open up, tomorrow', kind of like a Broadway production, only with better costumes.Ready or not, today is the 200th day of the year. We are on the downhill side to 2020.
Adjure -- Verb. 1. to command solemnly under or as if under oath or penalty of a curse. 2. to urge or advise earnestly. "Byron fled the country, adjuring Annabella to 'be kind' to his beloved sister." Merle Rubin, Los Angeles Times, September 16, 2002
Did You Know? Adjure and its synonyms entreat, importune, and implore all mean "to ask earnestly." Adjure implies advising as well as pleading and is often accompanied by the invocation of something sacred ("in God's name, I adjure you to cease"). Entreat implies an effort to persuade or overcome resistance ("he gently entreated her to stay"). Importune goes further, adding a sense of annoying persistence in trying to break down resistance to a request ("importuning viewers for contributions"). Implore, on the other hand, suggests a great urgency or anguished appeal on the part of the speaker ("she implored the king to have mercy").
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