Bill W

Welcome, and you're not the only one who has gone that route. I too was married and have children, but as you said, life was challenging. It's always good to stay on speaking terms with the ex, especially when there are kids involved, and having her cook for you is just a bonus. Maybe it will get better for you, now that you have a BF.

The word carbon comes from the Latin, carbo/carbonem (coal, charcoal), to the French, carbone, and in the 18th century to English. Borrowed from the French word carbone, which was coined by the French scientist Antoine Lavoisier from the Latin. In fact, in 1772 Lavoisier proved that diamond was a form of carbon, just like coal. The first English use of the verb carbon, according to the OED, was in 1922 in the Daily Mail (London). In German the word in Kohlenstoff, which literally means "coal-stuff".

I hope no one used a target arrow or a dart gun to stick it in your head.

I guess I am really old, because the first two songs I thought about concerning "stars" were Perry Como's "Catch a Falling Star and Put it in Your Pocket, Save it For a Rainy Day", and Jiminy Cricket's "When You Wish Upon a Star".

The name Boron comes from the mineral borax which gets its name from the Arabic word "burah". Boron is the first element in the thirteenth column of the periodic table. The chemical symbol of Boron is B. The boron atom has five electrons and five protons. If my calculations are correct, we should be up to Rhodium (element 45 on the Periodic Table) by Christmas Day.

We lost two of our finest with the passing of @Comicality and @Carlos Hazday, and this is the first of the tributes to that prolific and caring duo. They will both be missed for years to come and these tributes will endure with their memory.

The word "beryllium" comes from the Greek word beryllos, which means "green gemstone" or "beryl ore". The name was first used in English in 1797 by Sir Humphry Davy. Before it was named beryllium, the element was known as glucinium, which comes from the Greek word glykys meaning "sweet". This was because early chemists thought the element had a sweet taste and tasted it to determine its properties. However, they later discovered that beryllium is highly toxic and should never be tasted. In 1949, IUPAC chose beryllium as the official name for the element, which became official in 1957. Beryllium is a steel-gray metal with many desirable properties, including high melting point, high tensile strength, and excellent thermal and electrical conductivity. It is used in a variety of applications, including as an alloying agent in beryllium copper, and as a structural material in aircraft, missiles, spacecraft, and communication satellites.

Sometimes?????

A pinch of Cod Liver Oil is more than anyone should have to endure.

I don't believe Devin has to worry about flesh-eating, or brain-eating, bacteria, but it will still be a good idea for Mac to keep a close eye on him. However, I don't believe that there would be any worm-like creature that would be up for the challenge of dealing with a determined Devin.

Beyond its primary use in lithium-ion batteries, lithium is also used in various industrial applications including: creating heat-resistant glass and ceramics, producing specialized lubricants (lithium grease), acting as a flux additive in metal production (iron, steel, aluminum), and as a component in certain alloys used in aircraft parts due to its lightweight properties; additionally, lithium compounds are used in some medications as a mood stabilizer for conditions like bipolar disorder.

The word lithium is from the Greek word lithos (stone). The word was chosen because lithium was discovered in a mineral, unlike other alkali metals that were discovered in plants.

That's awful, Al, and I'm sorry to hear about that. I'm going through something similar right row, and I pray it doesn't continue for as long as your situation has. I wish you all the best.

Now that's digging back into some old time TV jargon. I almost feel like I'm watching a 50s western or the original Lassis TV series.

Never having had anything quite that extreme, so I can only empathize with what you went through. It couldn't have been easy.