Heavenly Device: 09/26/2004 - 10/02/2004
Pick one
pinta, noun
a. - a sailing vessel with a high, narrow stern
b. - a contagious skin disease of the tropics, characterized by patches of various colors.
c. - a feathered quill made of a swan pinfeather, highly prized in calligraphy
d. - any of various small insectivorous birds characterized by a slender bill, streaked breast, and the habit of walking rather than hopping
e. - any of various agave plants yielding a fiber used in paper, etc.
f. - abnormal craving to eat substances not fit for food, as clay or paint
g. - a movement in horsemanship in which the animal executes the motions of a slow trot in place
Votes so far:
3 sailing vessel (Alisa Beth, my mom, Claire)
1 horse movement (Heather)
1 agave plant (Phil)
What is your vote?
The correct answer is posted in the comments so be sure to make up your mind before reading them!
About Me
- Meg
- homeschooling mom to 6 (11g, 10b, 8b, 5g, 3g, 2g), wife who loves hot tea and long conversations, older sister who knows how to drive to get late night ice cream, cook who loves lemon meringue pie, reader who loves Jane Austen, runner who needs new shoes, liver of life who loves family and friends, particularly my family
Prayer to Saint Gerard for Protection During Pregnancy
Great Saint Gerard, beloved servant of Jesus Christ, perfect imitator of our meek and humble Savior, and devoted child of the Mother of God, enkindle in my heart one spark of that heavenly of charity which glowed in yours and made you a seraph of love. Glorious Saint Gerard, because, like your Divine Master, you bore without murmur or complaint the calumnies of wicked men when falsely accused of crime, you have been raised up by God as the patron and protector of expectant mothers. Preserve me in the dangers of motherhood, and shield the child I now bear, that it may be brought safely to the light of day and receive the sacrament of baptism.
Baby #2 due October 28, 2007
2 comments:
pinta (pin'ta) n. a contagious skin disease of the tropics, characterized by patches of various colors and caused by a spirochete
Not to get too deep into etymology or anything, but after knowing what the answer is, I thought of a pinto bean or a pinto horse, both of which are patchy with color.
Have you ever listened to Says You on NPR. I love that program. It plays on our local station Saturday mornings. Now that I actually get up before 11 am, I think I am going to get to do all sorts of things that I didn't get to do before. Then again, I'm trying to get to bed by 10:30 or so, which means missing lots of other things. It all evens out in the end.
Just try not to get sick with pinta the next time you visit the South Pacific tropics.
Oh, and just so you know, I made up definition c - the feathered quill answer. The other definitions came from the dictionary:
pink - a sailing vessel with a high narrow stern.
pipit - any of various small insectivorious birds
pica - abnormal craving to eat substances not fit for food, as clay or paint
piaffe - a movement in horsemanship in which the animal executes the motions of a slow trot in place
and I can't seem to find the word I used which means the agave plant one. Anybody care to try?
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