tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4097745827247110072024-03-12T18:30:25.431-07:00 Words, Crazy WordsWe are the words we use. Tara Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418968614182949646noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409774582724711007.post-88446622982443438832018-10-10T08:05:00.000-07:002018-10-11T05:02:22.424-07:00A Word on Wednesday: Remarkable<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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"Remarkable" is somber and reflective; it can really deliver precision if used correctly. Remarkable requires one to pay attention, because often the most remarkable circumstances are the easiest to overlook.</div>
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The definitions: "notably or conspicuously unusual; extraordinary" and "worthy of notice or attention." The definition has not changed much since its French 17th Century roots.<br />
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I find happenstances remarkable, because they can be explained away as mere coincidence without divine or universal forces creating the connection.<br />
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Take for example, a writer picked up the pen for the first time as a serious pursuit in several months. It felt good and affirming. That same day, very same day. Someone sends a note with a blog post and poem she wrote for consideration of publishing.<br />
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The kicker ... the piece was written in 2016! TWO years earlier, and it was decided to dust it off on the very same day that the first writer decided to blog with a clearer intention.<br />
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The word Stylus (find my original blog post on it <a href="https://wordscrazywords.blogspot.com/search/label/stylus">here</a>) inspired her post then. I consider this guest post, published two weeks ago, brilliant, thoughtful, inspired, and generous. You should read it here<br />
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Few things are really "remarkable," but that doesn't stop people from remarking. Maybe this coincidence is not that remarkable to you, but I share it regardless.<br />
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My hope is you too will take note on those remarkable <i>coincidences </i>in your life. Is there a nudge from the universe? Is there a cheerleader in your path? Is there a connection to an old friendship? Is there an affirmation of the direction you need to be stepping toward?<br />
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Tara Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418968614182949646noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409774582724711007.post-91770679100280354542018-10-03T07:48:00.000-07:002018-10-03T12:27:17.364-07:00A Word on Wednesday: Bread<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Walking into a kitchen with freshly baked bread offers one of the most soothing and comforting smells. It subtly invites gentleness and goodness. The aroma calls, "you are welcome here." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Concretely, "bread" is a noun naming the food made of flour or meal mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agents, and baked. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">World Communion Sunday is a celebration observed by several Christian denominations, taking place on the first Sunday of every October that promotes Christian unity and ecumenical cooperation. It focuses on an observance of the Eucharist. Across the world, Christians will gather on Oct. 7, uniting in Christ in fellowship with one another while being connected to an approximate billion partaking in the same ritual. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">However, the idiom "break bread" is indeed very secular as an expression to eat a meal in companionship with others. The fellowship of sharing a meal is common in business, in family, and in community. Working lunches. Team dinners. Birthday parties. Fundraising meals. Soup kitchens. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Abstractly, "bread" can be shorthand for food or sustenance or even livelihood and, in slang, money. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Author Sue Monk Kidd offers this abstraction: </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; text-align: center;">"Our stories are the best 'bread' we can offer each other." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A discussion opened up the other day; it centered on the meaning of the word stylus.<br /><br />You might think that the word stylus only applies to a writing utensil that is used with a computer, however, stylus actually means any tool used for inscribing the written word. Is a quill pen a stylus? Yes. Is a Bic pen a stylus? Yes.<br /><br />Although typically applied to a tool for writing, stylus can also mean any utensil used for inscribing non-language imprints on a surface. One example would be in sculpture. While the clay is still wet, the sculptor may use a stylus to imprint patterns or other detail on the surface.<br /><br />In addition to writing and sculpture, there are many other uses of “stylus.” When we listen to vinyl, a diamond-carrying stylus receives signal from the bumps inside the grooves of the record. In geology, the seismograph detects vibrations within Earth and uses a stylus arm and ink to plot those vibrations on a scrolling paper tape. I wonder if you could set up a seismograph in your basement or yard and use it to track nearby road traffic. The occasional passing of a train would be cause for much excitement. A nearby, loud thunder clap shakes above-ground structures quite a bit. How much of that pressure wave translates into Earth vibration? A stylus (attached to, of course, a properly set-up seismograph) could reveal the answer.<br /><br />The creator is at the handle end, and the viewer takes in what the creator has imprinted.</span><br />
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There is work to be done, new ideas to be learned, and for that the problems of yesterday and the fears for tomorrow must be put out of the way.<br />
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By unburdening, we do now allow burdens to continue. Unburdening sighs out the heavy. <br />
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Tara Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418968614182949646noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409774582724711007.post-57017361653332279892018-05-02T16:01:00.000-07:002018-06-12T09:25:08.102-07:00A Word on Wednesday: Humility <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>Humility</b> is not the same as <b>depravation</b>.<br />
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Self depravation is the narrative looping to me, from me, in me, all me is that I am no good.<br />
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Humility is the quality or state of being humble.<br />
Humble not proud or haughty; not arrogant or assertive.<br />
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Depreciating, a verb, diminishing in value over a period of time; synonym, cheapen.<br />
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TaraMeissnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06895140790432209288noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409774582724711007.post-85929899088455331982018-04-25T13:57:00.000-07:002018-11-25T13:58:13.075-08:00A Word on Wednesday: Enjambment<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The term enjambment is the running on of a thought from one line, couplet or stanza to the next without a syntactical break. </span><br />
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Tara Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418968614182949646noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409774582724711007.post-14435350783350462272018-04-18T13:51:00.000-07:002018-11-25T13:51:54.554-08:00A Word on Wednesday: Cacophony <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When one thinks of poetry it draws up an image of softness, of soothing, of calming, of elite contemplative rest. However, poetry encompasses all emotions and observances of life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The technique of cacophony, used by poet and author Lewis Carroll in his poem "Jabberwocky" is a perfect illustration of this counter intuitive imagery style. In this verse, Carroll creates unpleasant spoken sound by using clashing consonants. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The word cacophony originates from the Greek word meaning "bad sound." The term in poetry refers to the use of words that combine sharp, harsh, hissing, or melodiousness sounds. Cacophony is used to achieve the effect of harsh and discordant. It is produced by combinations of words that require a staccato, explosive delivery. When used skillfully for a special effect, it vitalizes the content of the imagery. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In general, it can be compared to a traffic jam, a meaningless mixture of sounds. It also appears as a cacophony of hoots, cackles, and wails. </span><br />
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Tara Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418968614182949646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409774582724711007.post-86141452842863861412018-04-11T06:43:00.000-07:002018-08-29T06:44:57.556-07:00A Word on Wednesday: Caesura<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">The stop or pause in a metrical line, is often marked by punctuation or by a grammatical boundary, such as a phrase or clause. A medial caesura splits the line in equal parts. </span><span style="background-color: white;">When the pause occurs toward the beginning or end of the line, it is termed, respectively, initial or terminal. </span></span><br />
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Tara Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418968614182949646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409774582724711007.post-2212201391036903862018-04-04T15:24:00.000-07:002018-07-31T07:15:01.997-07:00Word on Wednesday: Poet Laureate<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The United States created a largely ceremonial position of poet laureate in 1985. However, the British had its first in 1616. The term, itself, dates from Middle English, 1350-1400. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Three current definitions of the noun <b><u>poet laureate</u></b> are 1. (in Great Britain) a poet appointed for life as an officer of the royal household, formerly expected to write poems in celebration of court and national events; 2. a poet recognized or acclaimed as the most eminent of representative of a country or locality; 3. (formerly) a poet whose efforts were officially recognized, as by a sovereign, university, etc. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In Wisconsin, where I live, there has been a state <a href="http://www.wisconsinpoetlaureate.org/">Poet Laureate</a> since 2000. The position is filled by a competitive process for a two-year term. The State's distinguished poet canvases the state sharing the value of poetry, creativity, and artistic expression through publication, performance, education, and digital and mass media. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Individuals from the following organizations make up the Poet Laureate Commission: </span><br />
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The Poet Laureate Commission is comprised of volunteers who represent the <a href="http://wisacad.org/">Wisconsin Academy</a>, <a href="https://uwm.edu/informationstudies/wisconsin-center-for-the-book/">Wisconsin Center for the Book</a>, <a href="http://www.wfop.org/">Wisconsin Fellowship of Poets</a>, <a href="https://www.wisconsinhumanities.org/">Wisconsin Humanities Council</a>, and the <a href="https://artsboard.wisconsin.gov/Pages/home.aspx">Wisconsin Arts Board</a>, as well as serve as several at-large members.<br />
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Tara Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418968614182949646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409774582724711007.post-88126697428987652962018-02-14T08:26:00.000-08:002018-09-28T08:07:12.664-07:00A Word on Wednesday: Guilt<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Growing up Catholic, I developed a misunderstanding of shame. The Catholic Church often gets blamed for this, and it is certainly not the only place one learns shame and shame is NOT central to Catholic teachings.<br />
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Guilt is. This is true of ALL Christian religions. (This is why the savior Jesus Christ is paramount to our salvation, but I'll save this exploration for the theologians and my private study on living the faith.)<br />
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Today, Ash Wednesday, we enter a dark period of reflecting on our guilt over our shortcomings, our human, inane falling short. Our "sin." My understanding of sin derives from its Hebrew root "to miss the mark." So as we all miss the mark, one must acknowledge guilt, ask for forgiveness -- from ourselves, from those we have wronged, and perhaps from a deity, a savior.<br />
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While it is easy to get suck in guilt, it is more important to seek forgiveness. For acknowledging wronging doing and making reconciliation is an active path. It moves toward peace.<br />
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Tara Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418968614182949646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409774582724711007.post-8713653233580153812018-02-07T11:06:00.000-08:002018-06-24T11:11:29.135-07:00A Word on Wednesday: Vacillating<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The verb <b><u>vacillate</u></b> sums up this inability to decide. A person who <b><u>vacillates</u></b> alternates or wavers between different options or actions and is described as indecisive, hesitating, and not resolute. <br />
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A <b><u>vacillating </u></b>person may say, "I'm undecided" or "I'm ambivalent."<br />
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I am, hopefully was, that person. Hemming and hawing over most things right down to what shoes to wear. Also, I was accused of changing my mind a lot. Women are often accused of that, and, admittedly, are often guilty of being uncertain or wishy washy. This can be explained by a history of being denied the opportunity to make decisions. <br />
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Fast forward to 2018, and women are only holding themselves back, and most are not! I overheard a women describing her job to her son, "I make a lot of decisions all day."<br />
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The child said, "Oh, I would hate that, I can't decide what to eat for lunch."<br />
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She's the president of a large company, but one doesn't need to be president or even adult to make decisions with confidence. One just needs to have the confidence to realize whatever the consequences -- good or bad -- it will all be okay.<br />
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John Lennon sums it up with "Everything will work out okay in the end, if its not okay, it's not the end." (See also <a href="https://wordscrazywords.blogspot.com/search/label/optimism">Optimism</a>)<br />
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Tara Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418968614182949646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409774582724711007.post-76244314081126068462017-11-01T12:45:00.000-07:002017-11-01T12:47:42.313-07:00A Word on Wednesday: Novel <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Well, actually the full acronym is NaNoWriMo. NaNoWriMo just doesn't have the ring to it that NaNo does. This online writing challenge was founded in 1999. In short, writers all over the world take up the challenge to complete an entire novel in a month. You can read more about the nonprofit and register your story <a href="https://nanowrimo.org/about">here</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So cheers to NaNo. Raise a pen to word counts and habit forming. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My nieces, ages eleven and nine, say, "You got this." or "Come on, you got this." </span></div>
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The generation of Kyras and Kaylas use because as a proposition rather than as part of a clause because, you know, millennials.<br />
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I mock like the snob I am. I think they use because this way because texting, or because attention span, or because entitlement. Seriously how hard is it to use the word "of."<br />
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I realize and love that language is organic, alive, dynamically moving with time. This challenges me as a writer to clearly and concisely use the contemporary most right word. Still, using because like this is jarring to me.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stylus: proper noun. The name of our Sabre 38. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Naming a boat is a tradition born of practicality. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Modern practice seeps in poetic license. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">License</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> to honor those loved, admire the greats, boast of success. Yacht names, in particular, often have a story and a cleverness to them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I forget the runners up, but it was a fairly quick conclusion that "Stylus" would make suitable moniker. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I liked the idea of the boat being an instrument for my family to use to write our story on the Great Lakes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The noun <b><u>happening</u></b> is sort of the same as its synonyms: incident, episode, affair, and case. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">At first definition, it is something that happens; an occurrence, or an event. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But at second remark, the true magic of <b><u>happening</u></b> reveals itself, "an unconventional dramatic or artistically orchestrated performance, often a series of discontinuous events involving audience participation."</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And the third noted explanation expresses that happenings are any events considered worthwhile, unusual, or interesting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The Brits, oh the lovely Brits, </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">happening: an improvised or spontaneous display or performance consisting of bizarre and haphazard events.</span><br />
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Tara Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418968614182949646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409774582724711007.post-80281113983388610222017-09-06T13:21:00.000-07:002017-10-17T12:22:10.771-07:00A Word on Wednesday: Discovery<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A discovery is an act or instance of discovering. Discovery also refers to the thing, which has been discovered. The discovery does not need to be something new in order to be discovered. Only new to the seeker.<br />
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Tara Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418968614182949646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409774582724711007.post-14736383920053207622017-08-23T10:50:00.002-07:002017-08-23T11:12:05.178-07:00A Word on Wednesday: Optimism <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">An optimist will remember the promise of spring on a blustery, winter day, believe in what's possible rather than dwell on the impossible, and live with more hope than worry. This glass-half-full mindset is shorthand for <b>optimism</b>. <span style="text-align: center;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The noun, </span><b style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">optimism<u>,</u> </b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">is primarily defined as a disposition or tendency to look on the more favorable side of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Further definitions of <b>optimism </b>are closer to its Latin and French Eighteenth Century roots. <b>Optimism </b>is a doctrine/teaching of a belief system: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In this way, <b>optimism </b>is faith. It is doctrine without contradiction, without hocus pocus, and without moral codes of conduct. <b>Optimism </b>also is a word without reference to a deity. It is simple, derived from Latin <i>optimus</i> best, superlative of <i>bonus </i>good. </span></div>
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Tara Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418968614182949646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409774582724711007.post-70234479240386172732017-08-16T11:21:00.000-07:002017-08-16T12:58:29.730-07:00A Word on Wednesday: Similarities<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Tara Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418968614182949646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409774582724711007.post-7810134230031556582017-07-19T09:17:00.000-07:002017-07-19T11:17:45.432-07:00A Word on Wednesday: Poppycock<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="dbox-pg" style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">"Poppycock" can pack a punch. Once the shock of the hard sound passes, the perfectly acceptable word is amusing. </span></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The common noun simply means nonsense or, to put it another way, bosh. The Brits might say rubbish or, more daringly, balls. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Despite this comical, somewhat vulgar examination, "poppycock," passes as an innocent, playful word. It is as clean and refreshing as the tulip fields of the Netherlands. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">Senior Editor Nicki Porter used the word "poppycock" in the opening column of the August 2017 issue of </span><a href="https://www.writermag.com/" style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">The Writer</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, sans-serif;">. In the next sentence, she confessed how ridiculous the word looked on the page, but maintained no other word would have sufficed to make her point. </span><br />
<header class="luna-data-header" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> </span></header><header class="luna-data-header" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I rarely come across the word "poppycock" in reading or in conversation. I was mildly delighted to see it in print. Porter's column defended memoir as a relevant genre despite rampant attacks of the art form. She called "poppycock" on the critics. </span></header><header class="luna-data-header" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></header><header class="luna-data-header" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I agree with Porter, sometimes, "poppycock" is the best word to call out crap. "Poppycock" has just the right air of condescension. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In other times, a quiet hogwash, a firm bunk, or, an equally ridiculous, balderdash might do. </span></header></div>
Tara Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418968614182949646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409774582724711007.post-89705177013899387272017-07-12T12:37:00.002-07:002017-07-12T12:37:36.126-07:00A Word on Wednesday: Passioneer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The noun <b><u>passion</u></b> is a strong emotion or feeling most often associated with lust and desire.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">I try to override my cynical side, but its familiar biting wit is hard to suppress. The word </span><b style="text-align: left;"><u>passioneer</u> </b><span style="text-align: left;">is my response to the overuse/misuse of the word passion. It's a joke I make with myself. </span></div>
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The 1995 movie "French Kiss" was one of five VHS tapes I owned. My favorite line was stated by bad boy character "Luc" played by Kevin Kline, "<span style="text-align: center;">People who say they are happy make my ass twitch." </span></div>
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Tara Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418968614182949646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409774582724711007.post-68676048929240341162017-07-05T12:47:00.000-07:002017-10-21T09:23:19.597-07:00A Word on Wednesday: Vacation<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Primary definition: a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel. <a href="http://www.dictionary.com/browse/vacation?s=t">Source</a></div>
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The word "vacation" comes from a Latin word meaning "to be occupied" and is also related to "vacuous" and "vacant:" to be empty or void. </div>
Tara Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418968614182949646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409774582724711007.post-62095505309888730562017-06-28T13:04:00.001-07:002017-06-28T13:18:31.434-07:00A Word on Wednesday: Counting<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><u><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Grief<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Grief,
a noun<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">An
unfortunate outcome,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A
disaster. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Grief,
a noun<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Deep
distress,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Caused
by bereavement<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Grief,
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I sit in its sadness? <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Tara Huckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14418968614182949646noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-409774582724711007.post-87936588164012997622017-06-14T09:36:00.000-07:002017-06-14T09:40:11.452-07:00A Word on Wednesday: Worry <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;">People warn not to worry, yet concerns continue and mount without seeming end. These concerns amass to draw attention. If one is careless, the attention becomes worry. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;">To worry is to torment oneself with disturbing thoughts; to torment with cares, anxieties. To worry is to trouble or plague. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;">It is likely true, then, that no good can come from worry. Worried sick and sick with worry result. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;">Consider, then, worry's antonyms -- comfort, reassure, and trust. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif;">Also, if you get tired of worrying, you can always find some work to do. </span><br />
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