Oh my, it was another long day, but also a pretty rewarding day as well. Just because you do not go to the office, it does not mean you are not doing office work. You are just doing office work along with the stuff you are doing as a volunteer servant. SO...a little of this and a little of that. It all gets done. The next two days will be the biggest event days of this orientation year. This is a photo of me and Melinda. We have been good friends for several years, and along with many MANY other Trustees, I have been really fortunate to make lasting friendships within this group of dedicated, hard working TREPAC Trustees.Contemn -- Verb. to view or treat with contempt. scorn. "Topsy was at first despised and contemned by the upper servants. They soon found reason to alter their opinion." Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin, 1852
Did You Know? Contemn is derived from the Latin verb contemnere, a word formed by combining con- (meaning "with" or "thoroughly") and temnere ("to despise"). Surprisingly, our verb may have come within a hair's breadth of being spelled "contempn." The Middle French word contempner arrived in Middle English as contempnen, but that extra "p" disappeared, leaving us with contemn. You may be wondering about the connection between contemn and contempt, and not surprisingly, they are related. Contempt comes from the Latin contemptus, which comes from contemnere.
You both are very dear to me! :)
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