Word of the Day

Which is pretty good, for two days before the ides, seeing as how one of the best days of the year is the day before the ides (for me, at least):

auspicious \aw-SPISH-uhs\, adjective:

1. Giving promise of success, prosperity, or happiness; predicting good; as, "an auspicious beginning."
2. Prosperous; fortunate; as, "auspicious years."

(c) Dictionary.com

I'll take that as a good sign. ;)