China'syoungpeoplehavecreatedyetanotherwordtoreflecttheirgrowingdisappointmentwiththestressfulworkculture.Thenewlifestylehotword,tangping,isanactionratherthanafeeling-decidingtojustgoby,usingaminimumeffortatanunsatisfactoryjob.Wendysaidthatherlying-downphilosophycouldbesummedupas"Puttingthepeacefulnessofthebodyandsoulfir...
One disappointment for me was that they didn’t play “Riders on the Storm”. Picture of Jim courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. But putting that aside, this was a great gig, which Ian carried off well. He looked like Jim, was dressed like him, and must have studied videos of his ...
You wish your grandfather wasn’t dead, that you were not here in this country. “I’m hungry,” you say. “Let’s get dinner.” The English word nostalgia derives from the Ancient Greek nostos, which refers to a genre of epic literature involving safe homecoming by sea. Nostos can be...
In what ways can one convey feelings of sorrow without using the word ‘sad’? You may describe your emotional state as feeling blue,under the weather, or having a heavy heart to imply sorrow without saying ‘sad’. Can you list emotive adjectives that are synonyms for ‘very sad’?
hold off, there might be better deals online. To my disappointment, this is not a well circulated label and the selection was limited on the internet as well. Obsessed nevertheless, I went back to “Atrium” whenever I was in the neighborhood and underwent the same internal battle every time...
A priest once told me that the movie in my head was better than the real thing and I was setting myself up for disappointment. I was decidedly angry about that and was set for a long time on proving him wrong…who was he to insult my imagination and desire for world change? I worke...
aI was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karl’s absences.” Before he could say another word, I choked up(哽咽)and all my disappointment and sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger...
It all had to do with one word: OVERWHELM Y’all – Episode 2. My jaw dropped. That’s all for today. I’m going to use this BLOG as a way to get through this. It’s been 4 months. We will explore the word “Overwhelm” in the next post. P.S. Yes, I’m aware it’...
You're a fool for blaming me by Richard W. Bray Tags:Honesty Scrabble,Humor,humorous poetry,losers,Nick Youngson,Poetry Posted inPoetry|Leave a Comment » Choice Virtues Of her choice virtues only gods should speak, Or English poets who grew up on Greek ...
This is what is taught at university, these days – and this is what was now passing for “official” Catholic “truth”. The pastor was OK with it. The other attendees uttered not a word of protest, and the bishop could see no real issue. Didn’t I know that the USCCB approved, ...