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car·tog·ra·phy

kärˈtägrəfē/

noun

noun: cartography

1. 1.

   the science or practice of drawing maps.

Origin

mid 19th cent.: from French cartographie, from carte ‘map, card’ (see card¹) + -graphie(see -graphy).

Happy (Black) Friday

Rather than try to be witty or fill the space with music, I'm just going to link to Joe Poz's article on what sort of days get "Black" attached to them.

My wife is at work, but I get the day off.

Things to be Thankful For

Friends, family, food.

I'll try to remember to take pictures.

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ser·en·dip·i·ty

ˌserənˈdipitē/

noun

noun: serendipity; plural noun: serendipities

1. 1.

   the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.

   "a fortunate stroke of serendipity"

   synonyms:

   (happy) chance, (happy) accident, fluke; More

Origin

1754: coined by Horace Walpole, suggested by The Three Princes of Serendip, the title of a fairy tale in which the heroes “were always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things they were not in quest of.”

Happy Friday

It's Friday; it's pay day; it's free tickets to see Minor Alps day.

Yup, life is good.

Happy Windsday

I believe that was the week that just blew by me...

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pan·e·gyr·ic

ˌpanəˈjirik/

noun

noun: panegyric; plural noun: panegyrics

1. 1.

   a public speech or published text in praise of someone or something.

   "Vera's panegyric on friendship"

   synonyms:

   eulogy, speech of praise, paean, accolade, tribute More

Origin