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My sweet paulb:
Date: Tue Feb 8 00:04:32 EST 2000
Subject: A.Word.A.Day--omnibus
X-Bonus: Any mother could perform the jobs of several air-traffic controllers with ease. -Lisa Alther
omnibus (OM-ni-bus) noun
1. A long motor vehicle for passengers; a bus.
2. A printed anthology of the works of one author or of writings
on related subjects.
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Date: Thu Feb 10 00:04:27 EST 2000
Subject: A.Word.A.Day--florilegium
X-Bonus: As long as a man stands in his own way, everything seems to be in his way. -Ralph Waldo Emerson, American writer and philosopher (1803-1882)
florilegium (flor-uh-LEE-jee-uhm, FLOR-) noun, plural florilegia
A collection of literary pieces; anthology.
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