Me and Ivan before our run this morning, and the results of my 10 mile slow paced run. Ivan wanted to see where he stood as far as the Navy physical fitness test 1.5 mile run goes. For his age, he has 14:30 to make it. He made it in 13:00.

Word of the Day: Eidolon.

NOUN
1. An idealized person or thing.
2. A specter or phantom.

Example Sentences.
1. "Marilyn Monroe was once the eidolon of Hollywood glamour."
2. "The movie 'Poltergeist' has a menacing eidolon that haunts a family's new home."
3. "My family holds up my grandfather as an eidolon of virtues, but I've heard some silly stories about his boyhood."

Word Origin.
Greek, early 19th century

This word is borrowed from the Greek "eidōlon," from "eidos," which means "form." The root manifests in both usages of "eidolon" — most obviously as a ghostly form in the "specter or phantom" definition. The eidolon of Hamlet's father, for example, is a somber presence in the Shakespeare play.

Word of the Day: Clerisy

NOUN
1. A distinct class of learned or literary people.

Example Sentences.
1. "Members of the clerisy make time to read daily."
2. "Edgar tried to make his writing accessible to all audiences, not just the clerisy."
3. "Only the clerisy received an invitation to the literary society."

Word Origin.
Greek, early 19th century

The word "clerisy" was first introduced by poet and writer Samuel Taylor Coleridge. He was likely influenced by the German word for "clergy" ("Klerisei") and the Greek word for "heritage" ("klēros").