plague
Pronunciation: \ ˈplāg \
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English plage, from Late Latin plaga, from Latin, blow; akin to Latin plangere to strike — more at plaint
Date: 14th century
1 a: a disastrous evil or affliction : calamity b: a destructively numerous influx ..a plague of locusts..
2 a: an epidemic disease causing a high rate of mortality : pestilence b: a virulent contagious febrile disease that is caused by a bacterium (Yersinia pestis) and that occurs in bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic forms —called also black death
3 a: a cause of irritation : nuisance b: a sudden unwelcome outbreak ..a plague of burglaries..
so today marks one week in the return of the plague, part II.
i have been ping-ponging with this nasty pestilence for a month and it is a real nuisance.
my cough makes it appear that i do in fact have the black death and that locusts could and quite probably will emerge from my ears at any moment!!!
okay.
maybe not.
but i am quite sick of being sick.
i know that i only have myself to blame.
i have been carrying on like a teenager, just returned last week from a 4 day party express with my girls where i do not think that there was a moment when some form of vodka/cider/whiskey concoction wasnt on the menu. from bloody marys at breakfast to cider in the hottub.. yeah.. i did it to myself.
so here's to more hot toddies
and an end to my phlegm.
Pronunciation: \ ˈplāg \
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English plage, from Late Latin plaga, from Latin, blow; akin to Latin plangere to strike — more at plaint
Date: 14th century
1 a: a disastrous evil or affliction : calamity b: a destructively numerous influx ..a plague of locusts..
2 a: an epidemic disease causing a high rate of mortality : pestilence b: a virulent contagious febrile disease that is caused by a bacterium (Yersinia pestis) and that occurs in bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic forms —called also black death
3 a: a cause of irritation : nuisance b: a sudden unwelcome outbreak ..a plague of burglaries..
so today marks one week in the return of the plague, part II.
i have been ping-ponging with this nasty pestilence for a month and it is a real nuisance.
my cough makes it appear that i do in fact have the black death and that locusts could and quite probably will emerge from my ears at any moment!!!
okay.
maybe not.
but i am quite sick of being sick.
i know that i only have myself to blame.
i have been carrying on like a teenager, just returned last week from a 4 day party express with my girls where i do not think that there was a moment when some form of vodka/cider/whiskey concoction wasnt on the menu. from bloody marys at breakfast to cider in the hottub.. yeah.. i did it to myself.
so here's to more hot toddies
and an end to my phlegm.
