Sometimes my new writing prompt book irritates me because of its sophomoric prompt ideas; other times it makes me laugh; and every so often I find something to write about, aside from making fun of the book. The book and I have a complicated relationship that I do not understand. Regardless, I receive delightful, quirky…
My blogs posts bore me lately. I try to imagine my faithful readers hanging on through the drought. In a desperate moment I search for a book of writing prompts. However, the book I choose generates only some great laughs as I develop sarcastic replies to the goofy prompts. More of that: Prompt #807: Imagine…
I love blogging/journaling; however, sometimes I bore myself. What is left to say about the trauma of turning 60, the joys of small town living, the beauty of a solitary Saturday morning, or the loyal companionship of my dog? I have revealed my camping secrets, shared photos of my garden bounty, and reported endlessly on…
More wacky words to share! These are not words I add to my writer’s vocabulary; that would be verbose. However, I do appreciate a clever word. It’s like finding a cool new rock to add to my collection. You can find these nuggets and more at dictionary.com. You can find my other posts about wacky words…
Today, I had the same funny conversation about cities. As I do whenever people ask me if I grew up in a rural area, I said that I grew up in the cities. Big cities. As a child I often visited my dad in NYC. As an adult, I lived near SF. I spent time…
Sometimes I find a word that I love, typically creative, silly sounding words. Today’s Word of the Day email presented me with a new favorite: Stinkaroo (noun) Slang. something markedly inferior in quality: a stinkaroo of a motion picture. Origin: Stinkaroo arose in the 1930s from the word stink combined with -eroo, a suffix that creates…
The dictionary.com word of the day posts have been especially interesting over the holidays: Moose Milk \MOOS-milk\ noun 1. Canadian. homemade or bootleg whiskey. 2. Canadian. a cocktail of whiskey or rum and milk. Quotes My first drink was dad’s moose milk. That’s what he called it. Moose milk on accounta he brewed it so…
Yesterday I checked out a lake/campground/park that is only 10 miles from town. It is lovely. I picked my 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice spots. Tango and I walked and enjoyed some fresh air. As usual during the week, we encountered only a few fishermen. While I am wandering and wondering, I have also been…
When I saw the Word of the Day – tarantism–I knew that tarantulas has to be involved. The definition: \TAR-uhn-tiz-uhm\ noun 1. a mania characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance, especially as prevalent in southern Italy from the 15th to the 17th century, popularly attributed to the bite of the tarantula So what happened…
Omphaloskepsis: I have not decided which is funnier, the word or what it describes. The word does not give much in the way of clues…well the “espsis” suggests it is a diagnosis of a physical/mental condition. Yes! But what else? Ignore the “phal” as it has nothing to do with that body part. Any guesses? Here is…