MASE -- Mase only gets to brag a little bit on his genial comeback single, "Welcome Back" (Bad Boy), his return to hip-hop after becoming a preacher five years ago.
With its purposeful stride and genial wave, it welcomed passersby into Micropia, the world's first museum devoted entirely to microbes.
The "Today" show's genial anchor, Matt Lauer, welcomed Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg onto the program on Friday with a sobering figure: 83 percent of voters in an online NBC poll concluded that the mayor's proposed ban on large sodas would not help reduce obesity.
The Rockwell small-town rocking chair, the old-fashioned house with the welcome mat, the genial family doctor, the grandfather clock: there they are, depicted in all their lifelike, apparently cozy detail.
It took a little courage to plunge into the all-Indian crowd, but we were welcomed with a genial indifference.
A genial flavor profile, one that welcomes light dishes and a gentle price point, makes the South African chenin blancs pleasant for summer sipping.
John Updike was a fine colleague, a beaming platform presence, a valued contributor, a welcome visitor to the office, a genial supporter of younger writers — just a freelance writer living in Massachusetts, as he puckishly described himself.
He was the self-appointed one in a crowd who would welcome newcomers at the door, the genial host and all-purpose cook at so many family get-togethers.
Arriving at the house, neither of us are sure what to expect, but certainly couldn't have predicted the genial calmness of it all, as we're welcomed into his family's home, the floor littered with washing baskets and crayons, and offered a cup of tea.
