I just got to thinking about words. We use them every day. Written or spoken, we can’t get along without them. I’m puzzled and saddened by the fact that, with all the beautiful words to choose from, why do some use ugly, degrading, base words? Is it to get a reaction? To show that we’re […]
Jan 19, 2026
Powerful Words
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“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping as of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.” – Edgar Allan Poe. Poe’s The Raven has been taken apart and analyzed, looked […]
Jan 16, 2026
Moseying
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This morning, my thoughts are just moseying here and there, and going a far piece back into memory. Not sure what moseying means? Well, I’ve heard it all my life. It’s an old term that means to amble or to walk at a slow pace. That word, moseying, got me started thinking about other words […]
Aug 3, 2025
Dukes and Duchesses
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John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough defeated the French and Bavarians on August 2, 1704. Who knew? And, today, who cares? But, if you were the Duke or his British soldiers at that time, you cared a lot! If any one individual was ever the inspirations for stories of intrigue, mystery, action, or romance, it […]
Apr 23, 2025
A Foregone Conclusion
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For goodness sake, it is not a foregone conclusion that all is doom and gloom. I refuse to budge an inch from my belief that all will be well. All the phrases in italics are attributed to William Shakespeare, that great master of words, who was born on this day in 1564 and died on this day in […]
Sep 18, 2024
How About Some Discernment?
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As much as I’d like to sometimes close out all political rhetoric, it’s just about impossible to do. The thing that bothers me most about what I read and what I hear is the habit of reporters to editorialize. By editorializing, I mean to express an opinion or make a comment. We need to be […]
