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A.Word.A.Day--blue streak
This week's theme: words with color as metaphors. blue streak (bloo streek) noun 1. Something moving very fast. 2. A rapid and seemingly endless stream of words. [Or unknown origin, perhaps an allusion to a bolt of lightning.] -Anu Garg (words at wordsmith.org) "The amiable young teen talks a blue streak to the camera or anyone who happens to be nearby, his eyes darting about and his expression morphing from moment to moment." Limited Movie Runs: Bill the Kid; Seattle Post-Intelligencer; Jan 10, 2008.
X-BonusI find it difficult to feel responsible for the suffering of others. That's why I find war so hard to bear. It's the same with animals: I feel the less harm I do, the lighter my heart. I love a light heart. And when I know I'm causing suffering, I feel the heaviness of it. It's a physical pain. So it's self-interest that I don't want to cause harm. -Alice Walker, author (b. 1944) |
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