Conspire: c.1300, from O.Fr. conspirer, from L. conspirare "to agree, unite, plot," lit. "to breathe together," from com- "together" + spirare "to breathe" (see spirit). Conspiracy is from 1386; conspiracy theory is from 1909.
January 20, 2004
I think that no matter what situation you're in, disappointment is almost inevitable because we always have such high expectations that we're bound to find something that has fallen short