Word of the Day: Abounding in Pith

pith*y

adjective, pith*i*er, pith*i*est.

1.  brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible

2.  of, like, or abounding in pith

irregardless:

[irr-re-gard-less]

Irregardless is considered nonstandard because of the two negative elements ir-  and -less.  It was probably formed on the analogy of such words as irrespective, irrelevant, and irreparable.  Those who use it, including on occasion educated speakers, may do so from a desire to add emphasis, and usually end up sounding pretty stupid.

mercurial:

[mer-kyoo r-ee-uh l]

–adjective

 

1.  changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic: a mercurial nature

2.  animated; lively; sprightly; quick-witted

3.  pertaining to, containing, or caused by the metal mercury

4.  of or pertaining to the god Mercury

5.  of or pertaining to the planet Mercury

Poppy, Polka Dots & an Array of Wedge-Tables

New Favorite Color: Poppy
  (not-so-incoincidentally the color of my new cardigan)

New Favorite Day: Thursday (because it often feels like
   Friday but without the hype)

New Favorite Color to go with my New Favorite Color: Taupe



           Happy Administrative Professionals Day?
           Wish I'd known beforehand.
           I might've asked for something.




                                Like a raise.


Just hearing the word "deli" makes me feel excited.
                                                       


     Get Lost
     .in a book.
     .in a moment.
     .in a day.
     .in time.
     .in a feeling.
     .in a gaze.
     .in an embrace.

Why is it so sad when a grocery store closes down?  A gift shop, clothing store, restaurant -- When these places close it is very sad indeed, but something about a grocery store feels much worse, cuts far deeper in an intimate way.  Is it because they symbolize health, life, vitality?

Grazing 101

1. Assortment of vegetables (any and all varieties)

2. One delicious dip (no, that's not what I call the Boy)

3. Something surprising on the side (in this case, a nice stuffed olive and a crossword puzzle)

4. Rinse, chop, dip, eat (say that ten times fast!)
5. Repeat as necessary (Voila.)

     WOAH. Watch where you're pointing

                                                         that thing.

ba·nal

[buh-nal, -nahl, beyn-|]

-adjective

devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite: a banal and sophomoric treatment of courage on the frontier.

hack·neyed

[hak-need]

-adjective

made commonplace or trite; stale; banal: the hackneyed images of his poetry.

The Only Way to Say :

i thank You God for most this amazing
day: for the leaping greenly spirits of trees
and a blue true dream of sky;and for everything
which is natural which is infinite which is yes

 (i who have died am alive again today,
and this is the sun's birthday;this is the birth
day of life and love and wings;and of the gay
great happening illimitably earth)

how should tasting touching hearing seeing
breathing any - lifted from the no
of all nothing - human merely being
doubt unimaginable You?

(now the ears of my ears awake and
now the eyes of my eyes are opened)

E. E. Cummings


Courtesy of KT

on·er·ous

[on-er-uhs, oh-ner-]

–adjective

1. burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship:

   onerous duties.

2. having or involving obligations or responsibilities,

   especially legal ones, that outweigh the advantages: an

   onerous agreement.