lat·est.
–adjective
1. occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
2. continued until after the usual time or hour; protracted: a late business meeting.
3. near or at the end of day or well into the night: a late hour.
4. belonging to the time just before the present moment; most recent: a late news bulletin.
5. immediately preceding the present one; former: the late attorney general.
6. recently deceased: the late Mr. Phipps.
7. occurring at an advanced stage in life: a late marriage.
8. belonging to an advanced period or stage in the history or development of something: the late phase of feudalism.
–adverb
9. after the usual or proper time, or after delay: to arrive late.
10. until after the usual time or hour; until an advanced hour, esp. of the night: to work late.
11. at or to an advanced time, period, or stage: The flowers keep their blossoms late in warm climates.
12. recently but no longer: a man late of Chicago, now living in Philadelphia.
—Idiom
13. of late, lately; recently: The days have been getting warmer of late.


[Origin: bef. 900; ME; OE læt slow, late; c. G lass slothful, ON latr, Goth lats slow, lazy, L lassus tired]

my dad's trying to kill me with peppermint tea.

that is rude of him. im sensing he's a hippy?

Ruby, stay tuned for beagle fun.

yeah, he got laid off recently and the 60s have re-awakened in him.

he trawls the net now looking for roky erikson merchandise from websites with names like The Freak Emporium.

I think I might be allergic to peppermint... or my dad, probably my dad.