Monthly Archives: April 2009

Turned Away by the Nuns

Would you expect a health care company called PeaceHealth, which is run by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace, to turn away the sick? Well they did. And the sick was me. See, I used to have a family doctor. But they dropped me as a patient. My crime? I’m too healthy!  Seems the [...]

Founder

1. Of a ship, to fill with water and sink. 2. To fail completely. Often confused with flounder, meaning move clumsily and with great difficulty.

Concatenate

verb 1. link together 2. unite in a series or chain

Legerdemain

noun 1. A sleight of hand; magic tricks. 2. Sophistry, trickery.

Unshunnable

adjective Pretty much unavoidable.

Penchant

noun A liking or inclination.

Heinous

adjective Very wicked, odious; outrageous; totally reprehensible.

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