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susandennisI just had a big fight with Microsoft Publisher. I won but it was a pyric victory as the actual tussle ate up a ton of time. I hate software.
And now I hate words... I had second thoughts about that use of pyric and looked it up. I mean it to be a synonym for hollow and instead the stupid dictionary says it has to do with fire. I don't think I'm wrong. But, still...
I went home a bit ago to make myself a sandwich and noticed that the housecleaner has definately not been there in a while. When I'm there a lot, I tend not to see the little messes. But, when I walk in cold from outside, that place is a pit! Maybe someone should do some cleaning??? I'm still not ready to have someone come in but then I'm also not ready to clean. Tis a conundrum and I'm not looking that one up.
I made myself the truly most comfort food sandwich I know of. Eggsalad (just egg, mayo and salt/pepper) on squishy white bread... I put the eggsalad on one side and mayo on the other then I stack potato chips on top of the egg salad and put the second slice on top and press down to get the the potato chips under control. It was good.
And speaking of good. One of my most favorite gadgets in the world is the hardboiled egg slicer.
End of the profound thoughts for now. I need to get back to Publisher while it still remembers who's boss.
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Date: 2003-12-11 01:44 pm (UTC)/Language Girl
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Date: 2003-12-11 01:59 pm (UTC)And what a dumb way to spell that... sigh.
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Date: 2003-12-11 02:17 pm (UTC)...and hey, it's the end of the day, we all have our moments...
Not a good strategy
Date: 2003-12-11 02:43 pm (UTC)-----------------------
Pyrrhus inherited the throne of Epirus in Northern Greece around 306 B.C.E., and as a young man proved himself on the battlefield again and again. Pyrrhus apparently had great strategic skills, but he also had the reputation of not knowing when to stop. In 281 he went to Italy and defeated the Romans at Heraclea and Asculum, but suffered bitterly heavy losses. The devastation led to his famous statement, "One more such victory and I am lost" -- hence the term "Pyrrhic victory" for any victory so costly as to be ruinous.
- explanation filched from here (http://www.who2.com/pyrrhus.html).
Re: Not a good strategy
Date: 2003-12-11 02:45 pm (UTC)Thanks for the background!
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Date: 2003-12-11 02:19 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2003-12-11 02:45 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2003-12-11 03:00 pm (UTC)Words, words, words! I'm so sick of words!
I get words all day through,
first from him, now from you --
is that all you blighters can do?
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Date: 2003-12-11 03:06 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2003-12-11 03:19 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2003-12-11 03:26 pm (UTC)pyric
Date: 2003-12-11 08:34 pm (UTC)