Author name: Carol Tomany

travel, words

Tchotchke

My husband has holidays to use up and since his company is not going to pay him, if he works through the time, he is obliged to take that time off or lose it. He actually has the equivalent of almost 8 weeks of vacation time, so we have been looking at the possibility of […]

poetry, reality

Pushing Doors Marked Pull…

Mental Floss posted on FB a short essay on 6 embarrassing things we do and why we do them. Well, I just had to read the list, which goes like this: 1. Pushing doors marked Pull – Actually both words look very similar and in a rush, who looks to see what the word is

words

Perfumes – Love Them or Leave Them

I was reading and article by Mental Floss on the names of perfumes launched in the ’80s. The article suggested that the perfumes of this decadent decade supported, through their names and over the edge advertising, the hedonism of a “me” generation. Here’s a link to the article. http://mentalfloss.com/article/53918/11-iconic-perfumes-80s Often a name can either make

unicorns

Party on….

I often feel sorry for people who have birthdays on Christmas, because, if you celebrate Christmas, your birthday gets lost in all the hoopla of the day. In fact I have to feel sorry for anyone who has a birthday in December at all. December is one of those “loaded months.” That is, there is

hiking

Fit Bit

Yesterday I bought a Fit Bit to keep a bit fit 🙂 I opted for the wrist band style, which is actually waterproof and can be worn in the shower, so in fact, you just have to take the band off to recharge the battery every five days or so. When I bought the band,

blogging, words

Did you write your Hillary or Branson today?

I was tossing around an idea in my last post about the word “blog.” I hated the sound of it because it was synonymous with very mundane terms such as, Fred Bloggs. I was hoping to find a more elevated name for the diaries or daily posts of millions of people. I suggested that the

blogging, words

Fred Bloggs

Yesterday, I posted about my favourite word, so I felt that I needed to post about my least favourite word. Even though I post almost daily to my weblog, I hate the word “blog.” It has overtones of Joe Bloggs, Fred Bloggs, Joe Schmoe etc. Wikipedia has an interesting explanation of the use of these

poetry, words

Onomatopoeia

I was reading an interview today about a fellow blogger, Stephen King, who is also a published author. One of the questions he was asked was, “What is your favourite word?” Stephen answered, “onomatopoeia,” meaning a word that sounds like what it means, such as “crunch.” Onomatopoeia happens a lot in poetry. I have posted

poetry

Sea Dreams….

I know it’s December and yes many are looking at a winter escape. Several bloggers have posted about the sea in warmer climes. Their posts have been about children in bathing suits enjoying the water, the sand and the sun. Caro Ness wrote a wonderful poem about the seaside and Muriel Jacques posted about a friend’s

Toronto, words

Caveat Emptor

I’ve had “things” on my mind lately and have missed posting two days in a row. Unfortunately, I’m getting really behind in my blog a day for 2013 challenge, so I’ll have to spend several days posting several times a day to finish – I hope I can do it!! Mental Floss to the rescue!

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