stasis \STAY-sis; STAS-is\, noun; pluralstases \STAY-seez; STAS-eez\: 1. A state of balance, equilibrium, or stagnation. 2. Stoppage of the normal flow of a bodily fluid or semifluid.
Origin:Stasis comes from Greek stasis, “a standing still,” from histasthai, “to stand.”
Example Sentence:
Whether trabeated, arcuated, or suspended, a structure seeks stasis by balancing forces in tension and compression.
– James F. O’Gorman, ABC of Architecture
U S Chief Justice Roberts was rushed to hospital after suffering a seizure at his Maine home, a Supreme Court spokeswoman confirmed. She however added that Roberts was fully recovered, but would stay overnight at the hospital purely as a precautionary measure.
Roberts, who is one of the youngest of the Court justices, previously suffered a similar seizure in 1993, but has no medical issues to account for it. Seizures typically occur because of abnormal electrical activity within the brain.
Let us all keep him in our prayers. Apparently it is not very serious, but still there is always the risk of things like this becoming serious.
If you make the fundamental choice to be true to yourself, then you will act in ways that are true to yourself, whether you feel inspired or depressed, whether you feel fulfilled or frustrated, whether you are at home, at work, with your friends or with your enemies.
I just came across this on Fox News. I’m one of the ones who was assisted in my reading by “The Cat”.
At least three generations of Americans have fond memories of the famous rhyme — and with this year marking the 50th anniversary of the book’s publication, many took the time to celebrate and remember it.
My wife and I were just looking and reading through this book the other day. Since she is going to be an elementary school teacher (She graduates May 2008), she has been buying books like “The Cat in the Hat”.
Born in Springfield, Mass., in 1904 to a German father and Bavarian mother (he died in 1991), Theodor Seuss Geisel began his career as a children’s writer with “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street,” published in 1937. Seuss gave himself the mock-scholarly “Dr.” title.
You can also send The Cat in the Hat a birthday card. Click here to do so. According to the article, for every birthday card sent, Project 236 will donate a book to First Book. Project 236 is a literacy initiative started by Random House, Dr. Seuss Enterprises, and First Book. First Book provides disadvantaged children the ability to read and own their first books.
ambuscade \AM-buh-skayd; am-buh-SKAYD\, noun: 1. An ambush.
transitive verb: 1. To attack by surprise from a concealed place; to ambush.
Ambuscade comes from Middle French embuscade, from Old Italian imboscata, from past participle of imboscare, “to ambush,” from in, (from Latin) + bosco, “forest,” of Germanic origin.
The storm is distant, just the lights behind The eyes are left of lightning’s ambuscade. — Peter Porter, “The Last Wave Before the Breakwater”
I missed yesterday’s devotional, so I’m skipping it and I will have to catch it later. But today’s little devotion is about intercession. Here’s the question: Sometimes I have no idea what to do next. What should I do?
Well, like everything we should do in life, let’s find out what the Bible says.
12 O our God, will you not execute judgment on them? For we are powerless against this great horde that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.”
In this verse, Jehoshaphat is pleading to God, because the armies of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir are approaching Jerusalem, ready to sack the Israelites. But God tells them that it is not their war, but His. King Jehoshaphat and the people of Israel had no clue what to do - but they turned to God. They did exactly as God commanded, and they won the battle.
26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. 27 And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
These verses tell us that when we are overwhelmed, and can’t get out any words, that the Holy Spirit will intercede for us “with groanings too deep for words.” Sometimes we will be just too distraught with our situation, there will be no words for what we are dealing with. God knows what’s in our hearts, and He will hear us. I like this sentence from the devotional: “If you don’t know what to say, the Spirit will pray on your behalf.”
And now for God’s promise: “The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him.” 2 Chronicles 16:9
This time of year (from late May to October) is a big time for birthdays. As I reported earlier, we had birthday celebrations last week for my niece, Hannah. Last month we celebrated for Andrew, Shawn, and Katie, as well as my brother Sandy.
Tonight, we are gathering at a local Mexican restaurant to celebrate the birthdays of two of my sisters, Peg and Dragon Fairy. I will be taking my camera, so I’ll get some good pictures tonight. I just don’t know what I’ll order - chimichangas or chilaquiles??
Afterwards, we are going to Dragon Fairy’s house to eat cake and ice cream. I’ll get some pictures then, too.
I just hope I don’t eat too much. Until later…
Update (2:08 a.m. Sunday morning):
This is the restaurant where we ate.
This is what I ordered - Chilaquiles Locos. Doesn’t it look delicious?
