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slim-dunk

Putting a brave face on a move with only a slight chance of succeeding.
At this moment, getting the job was a slim-dunk, but maybe self-confidence would help.
by Monkey's Dad March 24, 2020
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veterinary ophthalmology

A relatively recent specialty within the field of veterinary medicine, devoted exclusively to treating the eyes of non-human animals.
His dog, at the age of ten, had become completely blind. Whereas her blindness would once have been permanent, it could now be reversed. Dr. Jane Cho, a surgeon practicing in Westchester County, New York, had performed a miracle, in his view, had given back the world to his dog by restoring her vision. With each additional year of newly-sighted life, he felt enhanced gratitude toward the doctor and her staff, thankful for the gift of veterinary ophthalmology.
by Monkey's Dad August 22, 2021
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Lebowsker

You've seen him; the guy who unknowingly manifests the style and philosophy of The Dude, played by Jeff Bridges in the Coen brothers' 1998 film, "The Big Lebowski".
"Check out the Lebowsker."
"Wayfarers, bowling shirt, several years late for work?"
"Certain things have come to light, man."
"
by Monkey's Dad July 29, 2023
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falling on blind eyes

Something which is in front of us, yet cannot or will not be seen.

The visual equivalent of 'falling on deaf ears'.
Inside the White House, the numbers kept falling on blind eyes, unable to see that infection rates were exploding, that their candidate was massively behind in the polls, that across the country, people were on the march and would not back down.
by Monkey's Dad June 24, 2020
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2020 dayjob

The non-existent work a suddenly-unemployed waiter or waitress looks for, to make ends meet in the coronavirus economy.
An actress by training, a waitress by profession, she quickly needed to find a 2020 dayjob, with the whole world staying home. It wasn't going to be easy.
by Monkey's Dad March 14, 2020
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Amanda Gorman

The 22-year-old poet who spoke with poise and eloquence at the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, reading her poem "The Hill We Climb". Ms. Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in United States history, earned wide praise and admiration for her contribution to an event regarded, by several measures, as historically significant.
Amanda Gorman joins a small group of poets who have graced a presidential inauguration with their words, among them Robert Frost, Maya Angelou, Miller Williams, Elizabeth Alexander and Richard Blanco.

From "The Hill We Climb", she read:
"And yet the dawn is ours before we knew it.
Somehow, we do it.
Somehow, we’ve weathered and witnessed
A nation that isn’t broken, but simply unfinished."
by Monkey's Dad January 24, 2021
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SMML

Thanks for your note, smml
by Monkey's Dad September 17, 2019
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