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WORD OF THE DAY:

obviate v : to anticipate and prevent (as a situation) or make unnecessary (as an action)

Rob checks every ledger entry twice to obviate any problems when it comes time for an audit.

"Obviate" derives from the Late Latin obviare (meaning "to meet or withstand") and the Latin obviam, which mean "in the way" and is also an ancestor of our adjective "obvious." "Obviate" has a number of synonyms in English, including "prevent," "preclude," and "avert," all of which can mean "to hinder" or "to stop." When you prevent or preclude something, you put up an insurmountable obstacle. In addition, "preclude" often implies that a degree of chance was involved in stopping an event. "Obviate" generally suggests the use of intelligence or forethought to ward off trouble. "Avert" always implies that a bad situation has been anticipated and prevented or deflected by the application of immediate and effective means.

Thought this one was apropos for the evening...considering my husband locked me out of the house with my sleeping son in my arms. My husband could have made sure to leave the keys with me to OBVIATE such a situation.

POEM OF THE DAY:
Melancholia by Charles Bukowski

the history of melancholia
includes all of us.
me, I writhe in dirty sheets
while staring at blue walls
and nothing.
I have gotten so used to melancholia
that
I greet it like an old
friend.
I will now do 15 minutes of grieving
for the lost redhead,
I tell the gods.
I do it and feel quite bad
quite sad,
then I rise
CLEANSED
even though nothing
is solved.
that's what I get for kicking
religion in the ass.
I should have kicked the redhead
in the ass
where her brains and her bread and
butter are
at ...
but, no, I've felt sad
about everything:
the lost redhead was just another
smash in a lifelong
loss ...
I listen to drums on the radio now
and grin.
there is something wrong with me
besides
melancholia.

Love to all! more later, probably

xoxo
TnT