Word of the Day – July 8, 2008

Ribald
adj.
Vulgar or indecent in speech, crude, offensive, irreverent.
Try to be ribald at least once a day, it’s good for the health.

The SS CC Sails Away

If you’re a sports fan that cares about teams outside of New England, New York, or Los Angeles — I’m sure you can relate to the Cleveland Indians trade of CC Sabathia. It’s happened to your team. This is what you have to do to stay competitive in the modern game. But [...]

Administrative Updates

I have arranged for a friend to begin posting on Cleveland sports and perhaps some other film/televsion/pop culture topics. I’ll explain more on this shortly.
I’m planning on doing a live blog during the MLB All-Star Game. I realize the game is pretty much meaningless but it’s a good excuse for me to get some baseball-related [...]

Word of the Day – July 7, 2008

Anodyne
adj. and noun.
As adjective: alleviating pain; soothing to the mind or feelings. As noun: something that calms or comforts; a medicine or drug that relieves pain.
From Greek, a conjugation of an- ”without” + odyne ”pain.” Odyne was the minor Greek Goddess of pain.
Now for all of the fanboys and cinemaphiles out there, you’re probably familiar with the word “Cyberdyne” [...]