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 […]
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
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
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
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
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
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!
