10:07 am

word of the day courtesy of Wordsmith.com is
placebo ( pluh- SEE-bo) noun
1)A substance having no medication (sugar pills, for example), prescribed
merely to satisfy a patient or given in a clinical trial to compare and test the e
ffectiveness of a drug.
2) Something (such as a remark or action) that is used to soothe someone
but one that has no remedial value for what is causing the problem.

From the Latin placebo (I shall please)

the placebo effect is definitely interesting but as i've discovered on this journey
(that i'm still on) for my own personal truths
i see little point in placating someone.
sure there maybe a time when someone may need to be soothed, lulled into a
complacent acceptance of reality but i find i have little patience for this anymore.
why shield people from the truth?
lately no one has sugar coated any of life's gritty details for me.
getting off topic.

its so cold in the cube today my nipples hurt.

aramat *the cold*