November 2009 Archives

Pronunciation: \ˈfāth\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural faiths \ˈfāths, sometimes ˈfāthz\
Etymology: Middle English feith, from Anglo-French feid, fei, from Latin fides; akin to Latin fidere to trust -- more at bide
Date: 13th century

1 a : allegiance to duty or a person : loyalty b (1) : fidelity to one's promises (2) : sincerity of intentions
2 a (1) : belief and trust in and loyalty to God (2) : belief in the traditional doctrines of a religion b (1) : firm belief in something for which there is no proof (2) : complete trust
3 : something that is believed especially with strong conviction; especially : a system of religious beliefs
synonyms see belief

-- on faith : without question

M/W

Monday night at P—'s with a crew of Steeler's fans. The Pittsburgh Steelers are my number two team...I'm with 'em as long as there aren't any conflicts with the Patriots. So it was nine guys and P—'s wife J—. Everything was going well until a Cialis ad came on and the conversation got away from the game for a minute. Sorry J—!

Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, & Priorities of a Winning Life by Tony Dungy (w/ Nathan Whitaker).

The book came with good recommendations from Cork, and from what he says Dungy is a good man on top of being a winner. I'm looking forward to the read....

Walking along the beach I often climb onto the blocks of granite piled along the seawall. Many of the blocks are ten feet long and four feet wide by three feet high. They're undoubtedly Poseidon's dominoes and the swell generated, low-toned rumblings and grindings of the bones are testament to the powerful sweep of the sea god's trident.

Today I mounted one of the giant blocks as I navigated the piles. Balanced on another giant by the last play of the sea, the monolith rocked as I traversed its length. Shifting my weight from left to right upset the stone's balance and I commanded tons of granite to rise and fall, hitting the stone beneath, smacking its foundation with a sonorous, rhythmic whoomp. Tomorrow or the next day the sea will unseat the quarried monster and its foundation will be sound, the block will once again be unmovable, but today I moved a giant.