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Todays Thought

Truth, in matters of religion, is simply the opinion that has survived. 

- Oscar Wilde, writer (16 Oct 1854-1900)

Todays Thought

He who has a why can endure any how. 

-Friedrich Nietzsche, philosopher (15 Oct 1844-1900)

Todays Word

A.Word.A.Day

with Anu Garg

Language is an attic crammed with memories. What you find there are not just literal objects. Much of what’s stored away has meaning layered upon meaning.

A shell, for instance, may not just be a shell. It might recall that wistful afternoon on the beach when you met someone, shared a smile, and hesitated to ask for their number. (And now it is your regret-shell.)

Words, too, gather significance over time. This week, we’ll explore words that work double shifts. They mean what they mean, and then some. Use them any way you like: literally or figuratively (but figurative is more fun).

lace-curtain

PRONUNCIATION:

(LAYS-kuhr-tuhn) 

MEANING:

adjective: Aspiring to or pretentiously displaying middle-class respectability.

ETYMOLOGY:

From the lace curtains once fashionable in middle-class homes. Earliest documented use: 1824.

NOTES:

The expression arose in 19th-century America, often among Irish immigrants themselves, to draw a class line between the lace-curtain Irish -- those striving for middle-class refinement -- and the shanty Irish, who were poorer and lived in simple one-room cabins. The term has traces of both classism and ethnic prejudice from that era.

Today, the term survives as a light jab at anyone decorating their life a bit too finely while hoping no one peeks behind the curtain. Also see iron curtain.

USAGE:

“[Bill] Cunningham begins his story at his middle-class Catholic home in ‘a lace-curtain suburb of Boston’.”
Lucy Scholes; Style of His Own; The Independent (London, UK); Oct 14, 2018

Todays Thought

When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set. 

-Lin Yutang, writer and translator (10 Oct 1895-1976)

Bro Bro and Baby Girl

🎵 "Bro Bro & Baby Girl: The Good Dog Detectives" 🎵

(Verse 1)
Out on the block, there’s trouble in the air,
But two fuzzy friends are already there.
Bro Bro’s nose knows every clue in sight,
Baby Girl’s bark keeps the bad guys in fright.

(Pre-Chorus)
They’re waggin’ tails and on the case,
Four paws of justice all over the place.
No crook too sneaky, no thief too sly,
These canine heroes always find the “why.”

(Chorus)
Bro Bro & Baby Girl, saving the day,
Sniffin’ out the mystery, chasing crime away.
From the alley to the park, they’re keeping it safe,
Neighborhood heroes with a tail-wagging grace.

(Verse 2)
Lost cat poster? They’re on the run,
Finding Mittens before the setting sun.
Snack shop robbery? They caught the scent,
Tracked the crumbs ‘til the crook repents.

(Bridge)
Flash of fur, a bark, and a leap,
They’re the watchdogs of your street to keep.
Every mystery, they’re hot on the trail,
No case too big, no scent too stale.

(Final Chorus)
Bro Bro & Baby Girl, saving the day,
Sniffin’ out the mystery, chasing crime away.
From the alley to the park, they’re keeping it safe,
Neighborhood heroes with a tail-wagging grace.

(Outro)
If you see paw prints and hear a happy bark,
You’ll know the good dogs are out after dark.
Bro Bro & Baby Girl, we’re proud to say,
They’re the best good dogs in the whole darn bay.

give me a song about my dogs "bro bro" and "baby girl" solving crimes in the neighborhood and being good dogs

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