# Surprise Song of the Day!
Can be playful or just plain annoying… coy Take the adjective coy for a person who pretends to be shy but really isn’t, or someone who could give a definite answer but won’t. Coy behavior can be playful or just plain annoying. Originally meaning “quiet and shy,” today someone who is coy pretends to be shy in…
A careful consideration of all circumstances circumspect If you are circumspect, you think carefully before doing or saying anything. A good quality in someone entrusted with responsibility, though sometimes boring in a friend. The word circumspect was borrowed from Latin circumspectus, from circumspicere “to be cautious.” The basic meaning of Latin circumspicere is “to look around.” Near synonyms are prudent and cautious, though circumspect implies…
Before going gluten-free 5 years ago, I would consume oats almost everyday – raw and soaked overnight with raisins, adding fresh fruit the next morning (my dad’s Swiss friend taught him to do this) or cooked with cinnamon and stewed apples. But when I noticed I was reacting to it (e.g. swollen glands) I…