OK today I keyed the word “nothing” into the title bar of my MAC desperately looking for something to write about (about which to write.) The results were proof that nothing really is something because… 1. Lots of sites came up on the topic of “nothing,” which shows that people are entertained, educated and/or diverted […]
Sometimes, when I need an idea, I key a word into my title bar to see what google produces. A while ago, I keyed in the word “today” and a few interesting topics surfaced. Today I keyed in the word “something.” Well, this website called “The Something Store” came up. The idea is that you
I was reading an article that was posted to my FB wall the other day on the use of the noun ending “ling” as in gosling. Apparently adding the “ling” ending to a phrase to create a noun, began as far back as old English with words such as, frumberdling – a teenager with peach
This term was new to me until I read an article on a variation of it called Beerkour. Parkour apparently is a discipline in which participants, traceurs, interact very sportily with their landscape. That is they jump over fences, balance on walls and crawl under things. Obviously for the young of muscle and joint, if
…well maybe it’s not actually the name that one gives to an uncle, as I’m sure that he has one already and it’s rarely “Bob.” I’ve written about that name before. No, I was curious as to the origin of the word “uncle.” It seems like one of those strange words that seep into English
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I took a break yesterday and worked on a cryptic crossword puzzle. It was actually quite manageable, except for the clue, “Missing some exercise for boxers” I did my best to work it out, given that it was the last unsolved clue. Finally, I resorted to the internet. I tried to “flush” out some more ideas
The other piece of trivia that surfaced while researching the name George was The Society for the Prevention of Calling Sleeping Car Porters “George”. It was started in 1914 as a joke by lumber baron George W. Dulany. The practice was apparently a carry over from before the abolition of slavery, when slaves were often
….the name that is. The Royals have named their new born son and possibly future king – George!! Well, there was really only one King George (III) who was mad and King George VI was well liked – better I think than his brother George V who abdicated to marry a twice divorced American woman.
……….would still be Rex or maybe Roy after the French Roi. Somehow I feel that I should be betting on George, since that seems to be the bookies’ favourite and they should know, their livelihood rests on picking a winner!! So now a soppier part of the world will discuss what they will call “Baby
