Word of the day

Tincture: (from Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, 10th edition) 1. to tint or stain with a color. 2. to infuse or instill with a property or entity

As in: “It also is careless regarding constitutional values and is acquiring a tincture of lawlessness.”

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We’ll have more later on just what it is that’s been bothering us, lately

Word of the Day

During the NFL Draft Combine this past week (yes, watched some of it…. guilty as charged), NFL Network draft guru, Mike Mayock, noted that a particular defensive back who was on display exhibited “tremendous alacrity” while performing the shuttle drill.

Upon hearing that, you would have most certainly agreed with us that arm-chair General Managers in living rooms across the country were stumped.

Did Mayock mean that the kid was an exceptionallly unbidden and sanguine participant in the drill or….. did he mean that he executed the drill expiditiously and with a degree of efficacy such as to be noteworthy?

Thanks for clearing that up, Mike.