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Weekly Wrap Up (Jun. 28 - Jul. 4)
By wildone
Well a belated Happy 250th Birthday to our American neighbours Someone told me @Myr came over, not on the Mayflower, but another boat and tossed tea into Boston Harbour . Seems kind of far fetched though . So question 1 for all out Weekly Wrap Up readers, if you live in the U S of A, did you do anything special on Saturday or Saturday night. Or are you still celebrating on Sunday AM when this is posted? 250 years is quite a long time, in North American terms. Also a happy belat- 3 comments
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So, even if you hate the country genre, you must have one favourite song? @wildone posted a good one, I happen to like this one too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9qPmSAGmHo Also very fond of Marty Robbins. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWm5WErkffQ -
Had a very, if hot...blazingly hot and humid 4th of July, and it was just your type of weather @Summerabbacat And sadly, the days are now going to get incrementally shorter...leading eventually to brrrr We have survived the past 250 years through all kinds of peril and yes, growth. Progress is slow, but marches on...we will survive the next two and a half years, longer if necessary. But enough of that...Family history shows a direct connection, like thousands of others, to the Mayflowe -
Just the facts: LIGHT Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster LIGHT Synonyms: 680 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus LIGHTS Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster -
Light serves as the fundamental anchor of storytelling, translating abstract internal growth into external, visual, and thematic truths. It provides the hope that change is possible, the clarity needed to overcome obstacles, and the ultimate understanding of the hero’s transformation. The Three Pillars of Light: Hope: Light represents the promise of dawn, salvation, or redemption after a story’s lowest point. As explored in discussions on resilience, it functions as the driving forc -
The word "light" features a fascinating etymological quirk: the term for illumination and the term for not heavy are two completely different words that evolved into homonyms by the time they reached Old English. Light (illumination): The noun and verb regarding brightness trace back to the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) root *leuk- (to shine or be bright). This root branched out into several well-known language families: Latin: lux (light) and lucidus, which later evolved into the English
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The impossible gulf between a feather and the Sun is bridged by light. -
It was a great week, just too damn hot, and it's only the beginning of July!
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Just the facts: RESTORE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster RESTORE Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus RESTORED Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus RESTORATION Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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Restoration in storytelling—often called restorying or restorative narrative—is the transition from tragedy to recovery. Rather than dwelling solely on what is broken, these stories focus on resilience, rebuilding, and hope. The importance of this theme spans several key areas: Empowerment and Resilience: These narratives shift the focus from victimhood to agency. By detailing the steps taken to overcome adversity, they teach audiences that recovery is an attainable, acquired skill.
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The word restore entered the English language in the early 14th century, derived from the Old French restorer. This ultimately traces back to the Latin restaurāre (to repair, rebuild, or renew), which is a combination of re- (meaning "back" or "again") and -staurare (from the Proto-Indo-European root *sta-, meaning "to stand" or "make firm"). According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), the verb "restore" was first used in English during the Middle English period (1150-1500), with t
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