Word of the Day

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Today is Thursday, so you have two words to play with, and then you can post in the comments.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19

Celerity

[sə-LER-it-ee]Part of speech: noun

Origin: latin, 15th century

• Swiftness or rapid movement
• In oceanography, individual wave speed

Examples of Celerity in a sentence

• When the fire alarm went off, everyone headed to the exits with celerity.
• Judging the celerity of an incoming wave is crucial for surfers.

About Celerity

Celerity is a noun that means action is occurring at a rapid pace. It can be a literal quickness of the feet, or it can be a general sense of urgency. Use celerity when a quick response is important.

Did you Know?

French has a word, "célérité," which has essentially the same pronunciation and meaning as the English word. But "celerity" is actually traced back to Latin roots. "Celeritas" means quickness or haste.

BONUS

Flaneur

[fluh-nər]Part of speech: noun

Origin: french, 19th century

• One who rambles or travels aimlessly
• An idler or dawdler

Examples of Flaneur in a sentence

• He left his trip itinerary open so he could be a bit of a flaneur and do things on the fly.
• She always got in trouble for being a flaneur as she came back to class from a long break.

About Flaneur

A flaneur by another name could be called a slacker — someone who idles about, taking their time, not accomplishing much. But the French-inspired term sounds much nicer than "slacker."

Did you Know?

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Forging Friendship - A Drabble Story

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Day 1

New York City was already lit up like, well, like a Christmas Tree.

It was Christmas, and it was cold.

Napoleon Solo was looking forward to spending Christmas at home, at least he hoped it to be so.  He and his partner Illya Kuryakin, newly partnered and still working out the finer points of that status, were both sidelined with injuries sustained in their last mission.

Biding their time at various projects related to ongoing missions, it occurred to Solo that Illya hadn’t mentioned having plans for Christmas.  He wondered if it was by choice or circumstance.

Maybe he’d ask.

Day 2

Illya Kuryakin had lived in some of the world’s most interesting cities.  Now he found himself in New York City; perhaps the most intriguing one with its abundance and outrageous displays of commercialism.  Store windows with elaborate stagings of a store bought Christmas left him longing for his childhood, for the stories told by his beloved babushka, of the child heralded by angelic hosts.  It was a story he remembered now without fear of reprisal, the images of such a scene woven into his memory of the woman who shared them with her grandson.

If only...

Day 3

In the haze of being in Medical until now, both Napoleon and Illya had managed to mend, at least physically.  The affair they survived was one of those with lasting memories, most of them in stark contrast to the current season of cheer and good will.

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Things Have Been a Bit Hectic, But It's Time to Post Your December Song Stories!

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Between the holidays, the Round Robin and life in general, I'm sure we're all feeling the stress of it all.  The December song choices were "Santa, Baby" and "Winter Wonderland."

Normally, posting would run through Saturday, but I'm extending posting until December 31st.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

The Twelve Days of UNCLE: Chapter 6

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glennagirl      Chapter 1 https://section7mfu.livejournal.com/2696261.html
ssclassof56   Chapter 2 https://section7mfu.livejournal.com/2696624.html
mrua7           Chapter 3 https://section7mfu.livejournal.com/2698329.html
glennagirl      Chapter 4 https://section7mfu.livejournal.com/2701431.html
jkkitty            Chapter  5 https://section7mfu.livejournal.com/2703281.html

When they arrived back at the Depardieu estate, Justin went straight to his room with his newly acquired treasure so he could inspect it to his heart’s delight, leaving his houseguests alone with Denise.  “I think we should have a few drinks to relax.  My father’s hobby caused a bit of tension and one should not retire for the evening,” she said as she looked Illya up and down, “tense.”

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