Verb: meanders a circuitous journey, especially an aimless one. Noun: (of a speaker or text) proceed aimlessly or with little purpose; (of a person) wander at random. Orgin late 16th century (as a noun): from Latin maeander, from Greek Maiandros, the name of a river. (A favorite -- A meander is one of a series of regular sinuous curves, bends, loops, turns, or windings in the channel of a river, stream, or other watercourse.)
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Here on our Forest 80 homes were destroyed by the Mountain View fire that blew up to 20k acres in the windstorm several days ago. Not even news anymore it's become so common. It's very late in the season for this kind of event though. Another wildfire took 8 homes in Reno.
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