My Fit Bit is pushing me that extra “bit.” First you have to know that it’s -11º C in Toronto, but I managed to do my 5,500 steps around the cemetery today, albeit bundled to the nines and virtually alone, except for a few stalwart souls, who were braving the cold or who had to […]
Yesterday I posted about embarrassing situations that we all have faced from time to time. One of these is telling the same story over and over again. I mentioned, however, that I never minded telling my Bat Story, ad infinitum. So here it is again. It was in May about thirty years ago. It was
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
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
