Day 2,013: child-rearing, Samaritan, axolotl, lurk, canoodle, crustacean
one about the rigours of Japanese child-rearing, and another about Godzilla, a classic of the Japanese film industry.
A good Samaritan helps someone who has slipped over. An axolotl lurks in a tank (mournfully, I assume, given their status as a delicacy in Japan). A couple canoodle between crustaceans, a nod to the story about how little anyone actually knows about sex.
Artwork of the day
Rearing horse
Leonardo_da_VinciDate:c.1503; Florence, ItalyStyle:High RenaissanceGenre:sketch and studyMedia:chalk, paperDimensions:15.3 x 14.2 cm
Word of the day
child-rearing: the work of taking care of children until they are old enough to take care of themselves:
Samaritan: in the UK, an organization you can call if you are very worried about something and need to talk to someone:
good Samaritan: someone who gives help to people who need it:
axolotl: a small animal that lives in water and looks like a fish with four legs. An axolotl is a type of amphibian (= an animal that usually lives both on land and in water) but it only lives in water.
lurk: to stay around a place secretly, or to stayhidden, waiting to attack or appear:
canoodle: If two people canoodle, they kiss and hold each other in a sexual way.
crustacean: any of various types of animal that live in waterand have a hard outer shell
Quote of the day
“This is one thing they forget to mention in most child-rearing books, that at times you will just lose your mind. Period. ”
― Anne Lamott, Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith