maverick (MAV-uhr-ik) noun 1. A person independent in thought and action. 2. An unbranded animal. [After Samuel A. Maverick (1803-1870), a cattle owner who left his calves unbranded.] WordPix: http://wordsmith.org/words/maverick.gif "Always a maverick, Annelet decided to do a Ph.D. on earthworms' mating behavior instead of following her siblings to a law school." This week's theme: WordPix, words drawn so that they explain themselves. Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/maverick.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/maverick.ram janet paterson, an akinetic rigid subtype, albeit perky, parky PD: 54/41/37 CD: 54/44/43 TEL: 613 256 8340 EMAIL: [log in to unmask] "a new voice" home page: http://www.geocities.com/janet313/ . "new voice news" latest posts: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/nvnNET/ . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn