Show Notes - Week of May 20, 2019

A pretty good way to start the week, even if you lose by one point.

Related to "Lemon Juice":
Following up on my comment two weeks ago about opinion, entitlement, and how some people are unskilled and unaware of that fact, here is a quote from "Anathem" by Neal Stephenson. 

They knew many things but had no idea why. And strangely this made them more, rather than less, certain they were right."

Quote about Inspiration and Motivation:
This came from Freakanomics, specifically the third episode in their series on creativity:

And there is a quote from Chuck Close that I’ve heard many people quote, which is “Inspiration is for amateurs, the rest of us just show up and get to work.” And I think that that’s really true. You sort of have to just be ready so that when you kind of encounter that magic moment, you’ve got the muscle memory and the experience and the instincts to let you grab that opportunity."

New beers:
A disappointing week for new beers. I had two from the latest Big Rock sampler. Their "craft" lager was void of anything craft, as far as I could tell (2.25 / 5). Their Jackrabbit light American ale was better, but that's not saying much (2.5 / 5). Finally, I had the collaboration between Blindman and Troubled Monk, but I think the keg at the Wine and Beyond was flat. Quite disappointing. (2.75 / 5).

New words:
ab·la·tive
[ˈablədiv]
ADJECTIVE

1. grammar
   relating to or denoting a case (especially in Latin) of nouns and pronouns (and words in grammatical agreement with them) indicating separation or an agent, instrument, or location.

chi·a·ro·scu·ro
[kyärəˈsk(y)o͝orō]
NOUN

1. the treatment of light and shade in drawing and painting.
   • an effect of contrasted light and shadow created by light falling unevenly or from a particular direction on something.

sans-cu·lotte
[ˌsanzk(y)o͝oˈlät]
NOUN
sans-culottes (plural noun)

1. a lower-class Parisian republican in the French Revolution.

chal·ced·o·ny
[kalˈsednē, CHalˈsednē, ˈkalsəˌdōnē, ˈCHalsəˌdōnē]
NOUN

1. a microcrystalline type of quartz occurring in several different forms, including onyx, agate, and jasper.

cop·pice
[ˈkäpəs]
NOUN

1. an area of woodland in which the trees or shrubs are, or formerly were, periodically cut back to ground level to stimulate growth and provide firewood or timber.

o·give
[ōˈjīv]
NOUN

1. architecture
   a pointed or Gothic arch.

pan·jan·drum
[panˈjandrəm]
NOUN

1. a person who has or claims to have a great deal of authority or influence.​

ser·aph
[ˈserəf]
NOUN

1. an angelic being, regarded in traditional Christian angelology as belonging to the highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy, associated with light, ardor, and purity.