*****April 26, 2025*****
stoicism : (noun) An indifference to pleasure or pain.; stolidness; With the stoicism of the brutes who had raised him he endured his suffering quietly. 

Artful Dodger : noun: A nimble, cunning thief or a pickpocket.
; "The pouches on these bags put your phone, wallet, and other daily
necessities on your chest, and that's tough to tackle for the Artful
Dodgers of this world."
Michael Gebicki; How to Outwit the Pickpockets; Sydney Morning Herald
(Australia); Aug 26, 2023. 

Thought For The Day: No one can terrorize a whole nation, unless we are all his accomplices.
-Edward R. Murrow, journalist (25 Apr 1908-1965)