nethcev!'s definitions

Death

A state of existence that men tend to seek at their worst hours, and avoid during the rest of their years.

Deaths in 2003 (according to the World Health Report): 29.2% from cardiovascular diseases, 12.9% from Ischemic heart disease alone. 19.5% from parasitic diseases, lead by HIV 4.9%. Malignant neoplasms (growths and tumors) 12.5%, 2.2% from trachea, bronchus and lung. 6.7% from respiratory infections and 6.5% from respiratory diseases, chronic obtrusive pulmonary disease leading them with 4.8% of worldwide deaths. 6.2% from so called accidents, road and traffic injuries leading at 2.1%. 4.3% can be attributes to prenatal conditions, 3.4% to digestive diseases, chronic liver disease and cirrhosis of the liver combine to include 1.4% of worldwide deaths. Neuropsychiatric disorders such as Alzheimer’s take 1.9%, diabetes mellitus claims another 1.7% and Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis another 1.2%. Intentional injuries make 2.9% with suicide leading at 1.5% followed by homicide at 1.0% The remaining 3.7% died of various causes ranging from drowning to being mauled by a bear/bears.

by nethcev! January 2, 2006

hope

A stowaway on one of man’s many ships of desire. Too often, it becomes a rude and painful passenger.

"My desire for her to feel the same way about me turned out to be a false hope."

by nethcev! August 24, 2006

Dandelion

A bastard blossom, a parasitic pansy, an annoying destructive weed which can be fermented into decent wine.

The word "dandelion" is derived from French, and means "lion's tooth" because of the dandelion's toothed leaves.

by nethcev! August 24, 2006

Sinner

One who is better at being a pastor than a saint.

"God have mercy on the sinner
Who must write with no dinner,
No gravy and no grub,
No pewter and no pub,
No belly and no bowels,
Only consonants and vowels."

John Crowe Ransom

by nethcev! November 3, 2006

Memories

1. Reflections of how one PRECIEVES things really happened.
2. Personal or collective revisions.

I have very few fond memories

by nethcev! September 4, 2006

College

An institute of learning, designed to serve as a hindrance to one's higher education. To this day I maintain that the smartest thing I ever did in college, was drop out.

The experience of a former student of DePaul University.

by nethcev! June 27, 2004

Astronomy

A scientific study for those who seek to understand the intricate ways of other worlds and galaxies because they’ve given up trying to fathom the ways of this one.

"I didn’t see this coming when I left Kansas for the Windy City. At the time I was in college, Loyola University, majoring in astronomy. Why astronomy? Simple, there wasn’t anything on Earth that could motivate me enough to go to an 8 AM class on a half-way regular basis."

My Keys to Success
Published in Crosscurrents Magazine 2006

by nethcev! August 20, 2006