It turned out to be a really pretty day, even though I was not outside enough to really enjoy it. The forecast called for a bit of rain (we didn't get any) and cooler temperatures (we got those). Nothing drastic, just a few degrees cooler. Our high temperature today was recorded at midnight, 74 degrees. Then the temperature fell to the middle fifties, and we ended up with temperatures in the middle 60s. Not too bad for late November. No rain, darn it, but some lovely clouds. I was inside all the day, guiding a couple classes for my colleagues, Legal Updates I and II. The new Legal update classes will begin being presented in January, so these are some of the last folks to take this class. This class was first presented in January of 2018. The classes are updated every two years to coincide with the Legislative changes which also take place every two years. Enough of that, just enjoy the clouds!Kickshaw -- Noun. 1. a fancy dish. 2. a showy trifle. The TV chef devoted an episode to creating interesting and tasty kickshaws out of Thanksgiving leftovers.
Did You Know? Kickshaw began its career in the late 16th century as a borrowing from the French quelque chose-literally, "something." In Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 2, the Justice of Gloucestershire, Robert Shallow, orders a feast: "a couple of short-legged hens, a joint of mutton, and any pretty little tiny kickshaws." In line with the French pronunciation of the day, the "l" in quelque was dropped and the word was anglicized as kickshaws or kickshoes. English speakers soon lost all consciousness of the word's French origin and, by taking kickshaws as plural, created the new singular noun kickshaw.
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