“One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.”― Jack Kerouac. The Dharma Bums Words have meaning. Sometimes. You would think by definition that words have meaning. But they do not always. It’s quite perplexing, at times. Then, of course, the meaning of words […]
I don’t like gazpacho. I like chicken corn chowder. I love beef stew. I don’t care for chicken noodle. It’s always a part of any cold regimen. Blah. Pumpkin soup can warm ones toes. But this is too literally. Too many words at once. Jumbled and they are […]
Words. Word play. Multiple words. Stream of consciousness. Good vocabulary. Quick on your feet. I like all those attributes. However, I just don’t get wordle. And by get, I mean don’t like. Sometimes I’m right on time for the party. Other times I’m late to the party. But […]
I picked my word for next year. Joy! I’m bringing it back. I hope it becomes all the rage. Now, while I have a wonderful, positive word there are some words I am done with. Some I can share with you. Some, I cannot. Wish I could. But […]
There’s wordless Wednesday. Or so there is in the social media world. Some just post a photograph with no explanation and the image do the talking. I’m not quite sure how it started. I like the idea, in theory. However, I find that I always need to say […]
I’m tired. I don’t know whether I gained or lost an hour. I tossed and turned. I had even napped. Yet, I’m tired. I’m groggy and foggy, although not soggy. My mind is rattled. All over the place. Time change does that. Inertia does that. The weight of […]
Let’s face it, the year 2021 is coming to an end rather soon. Sure, there are 147 days left to 2021. Depending on your perspective that may seem to be a lot of days left to this “covid/delta/vaccine/unmask/remask” year. Or it may seem to be too little days […]
For the last four years or so, I have chosen my own word of the year. Proactively. Meaning that I select a word at year’s end for the upcoming year. It’s an aspirational or directional word. For this year the word I chose aas actually a phrase. It […]
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If you were to query 100 people to tell you how they feel, I bet 90 wouldn’t be able to. There are no words at the moment that can accurately capture this moment. Well, sure there are words such as anxiety-riddled, angry, scared, and confused. But those feel […]