Bill W

Quagmire dates back to the 1600s in the boggy sense and had the second meaning by the 1700s. It was formed from the joining of two words – quag and mire. Quag meant bog or marsh, possibly because the ground quaked underfoot. Slang usage: A quagmire is a difficult, complicated, or unpleasant situation which is not easy to avoid or escape from. The earliest known use of the noun quagmire is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for quagmire is from 1566, in a translation by William Adlington. quagmire is apparently formed within English, by compounding. The difference between Quagmire and quicksand is Quagmire is a bog or swamp i.e. a lowland area permanently saturated with water. On the other hand, quicksand is a bed of loose sand and mud mixed with water. The Quagmire family name was found in the USA in 1880. In 1880 there was 1 Quagmire family living in Mississippi. The quagmire theory suggests that American leaders had unintentionally and mistakenly led the country into the Vietnam War. The theory is categorized as an "orthodox" interpretation of the Vietnam War. Synonyms:- Swamp, morass, bog, marsh, mire, quag, marshland, fen, slough, quicksand, moss, moor, bayou, entanglement, quandary, difficulty, dilemma.

I concur. Thank you @Valkyrie, her Anthology team, and the admins for all of your hard work. 2024 has been a great year and I anticipate 2025 will be even better.

I didn't have any nap time after kindergarten, and none of my children had nap time while in public school, only when they were in nursery school.

When I was in kindergarten, many, many moons ago, there was a required quiescent period called nap time. And that's back when kindergarten only lasted for a half-day.

From the Latin quies (quiet ). Today's adjective quiescent traces back to the Latin verb quiēscere, meaning "to become quiet" or "to rest," and was possibly first used by Francis Bacon, who wrote in 1605 that "… as Aristotle endeavoureth to prove, that in all motion there is some point quiescent…" Way to bring it home, Bacon.

He already won the Loony Tunes award.

What a cutie, but I'm only seeing six legs. 😵

Outrageous hero of Cervantes' novel? You mean tilting at wind mills or mistaking an inn for a castle isn't normal?

Quixotry is a noun that means a wild, visionary idea, or an eccentric notion or act. It can also refer to a quixotism. The word quixotic is an adjective that means foolishly impractical, especially when pursuing ideals. It can also mean marked by rash, lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous action. Here are some synonyms for quixotic: chimerical, fanciful, fantastic, imaginary, and visionary.

That was an interesting story about your friend and Royal Gorge, although frightening was probably be what your friend was thinking. I'm glad you enjoyed that little trip down memory lane. As far as where the fictional Jamesville is located, you were in the right area. I was thinking around Haswell, because there were no major routes there and I figured it would take them longer to get anywhere, since they'd have to take county roads to most places. I merely picked that location out of the hat, so to speak, since I didn't have any intimate knowledge of the area. I hope I didn't do too badly. Thanks for the feedback.

I hope you get a chance to do that, drs.

I'm glad you enjoyed the visual aspects of the chapter. Yes, Mac's mom was convinced to try some things, even though it wasn't very easy or comfortable for her, but Devin and Mac had a good time. They may end up going to a museum, but it may be different that what you might be thinking. And if I ever got to the Louvre, I'd probably end up spending more than one day there.

I'm glad you enjoyed it, but the trip is just beginning and it may get even more interesting.

And we'll have to wait and see over the next few days if @Myr loves K words as well.

You're very welcome, and looking through the spaces between the planks can be quite thrilling, and even interesting, unless you're suffering from acrophobia.

Yes, they manage to find plenty of places that the boys, and even some of us, find interesting. I'm glad that you guys find them interesting and possibly something you might check out if you're ever in that area.

They do a fairly good job of planning things like this and I'm glad you find it interesting.

You can never tell what parents might do because they think their children will enjoy it.

When I was growing up, it was comon that parents would buy their children a kaleidoscope toy to play with. It was very entertaining to watch the different patterns form as you looked through the tube.,

The word "kaleidoscopic" comes from the Ancient Greek words kalos ("beautiful"), eidos ("shape"), and skopeō ("to look to, to examine"). The suffix "-ic" is used to form adjectives from other parts of speech in Greek and Latin loanwords in English. The word "kaleidoscopic" entered the English language in the 1840s. "Kaleidoscopic" means continually shifting or rapidly changing. For example, you might describe a scene as kaleidoscopic if it's a continually shifting pattern of shapes and colors. The word "kaleidoscope" refers to an optical instrument that displays a continually changing pattern of shapes and colors. It's a tube that contains loose pieces of glass or plastic, and two mirrors at one end. When the tube is turned, the pieces of glass reflect off the mirrors to create many different patterns.

Chapter 47 – The Semester’s Over We actually slept until 8:00, which meant we’d been asleep for ten hours, but I guess that was to make up for some of the nights before our finals when we’d only slept for five hours or less. As soon as we showered and got dressed, we loaded our things into the SUV, and then we checked the house to make sure we were leaving it in good shape, and now we were ready to think about getting something to eat. Seeing we were both starving and knew the dining hall

It's nice to hear from you again, drp.

Myr threw us a curveball with today's Word of the Day! The word kakistocracy comes from the Greek words kakistos (κάκιστος). meaning "worst", and kratos (κράτος), meaning "rule". The word literally means "government by the worst people". Some more interesting facts about kakistocracy: The word has seen a resurgence in recent years, reflecting ongoing political sentiments. It's often used in political commentary criticizing corrupt governments. The earliest know use of the word was in 1644 by Paul Gosnold, a loyalist to King Charles I during the English Civil War. Gosnold use the word in a speech to Parliament to warn of what could happen if the monarchy descended into kakistocracy. The word was used again in 1829 by the novelist Thomas Love Peacock in his book The Misfortunes of Elphin. The word is often used alongside other negative terms for government like: Plutocracy (rule by the rich) Oligarchy (rule by the powerful few)

That's ok, Carl. I'm often repeat myself as well - or call people by the wrong name.