13 January 2013

dalliance

dalliance

[dal-ee-uh ns, dal-yuh ns]

noun

1. a trifling away of time; dawdling.
2. amorous toying; flirtation.

Example sentence:

After a brief dalliance with life in the country, he realised he much preferred the hustle and bustle of the big city.

Today’s aphorism

‘Gossip needn’t be false to be evil – there’s a lot of truth that shouldn’t be passed around’.

– Frank A. Clark.

On this day

13 January 1893 – birth of Roy Cazaly, Australian Rules football legend, known for his high marks and ruck-work. Immortalised in the song, ‘Up there Cazaly‘, by The Two Man Band (Mike Brady & Peter Sullivan). Died 10 October 1963.

13 January 1929 – death of Wyatt Earp in Los Angeles, American gunfighter, famous for the gunfight at the OK Corral. He was 80 years old.

13 January 1939 – Black Friday fires in Victoria, Australia, covering more than 4,900,000 acres, destroying 1,000 homes and killing 70 people, being more the world’s worst bush-fire disaster.

13 January 2001 – a 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits El Salvador, killing 1,000 people.