How have I gotten so far off the beaten path around here? I mean the last three months I’ve offered up nothing more than a bunch of dusty posts about how I haven’t been posting with one errant crotchular area reference in the mix. I have failed you, dear readers, as I’ve always aimed at being slightly more
entertaining than that. I can tell by the lack of comments combined with my site traffic that this blog has become the equivalent of talking to myself. And Internets? I’m just not okay with that.
So, I was thinking, we should get back to regularily scheduled programming. You know, for a change. I’ve decided that today heralds the return of Words I Love. I know, let the celebration commence.
acetylsalicylic: Yes, as in acetylsalicylic acid or aspirin. I have absolutely no idea why I like this word, other than I like the rhythm of it, a-seat-al-cylic. It has a cadence to it that appeals to me and I think maybe a little bit intrigues me because it’s a chemical name so, there’s that bit of irony.
bambozzle: I want to make it clear that I never use this word. Does anyone use this word? Probably not, but there it is in my Concise (1454 pgs!) Oxford Dictionary, bold as brass. Again, I just like the way this one rolls out and it can be used as an adjective, noun, and a verb. I imagine that if I ever were to actually use this word I’d be tempted to employ all it’s usages at once: Can you believe it? That bamboozling bamboozler tried to bamboozle me?
acquiesce: I realize that this word is simply a fancy way of saying ‘agree with’ or ‘accept’ but I like to imagine - since this IS my blog - that this is some fancy word for some special drink from antiquity. As in: Bring us a decanter of our finest acquiesce. Our guests have need of quenching their thirst. Either that, or I’ve been watching too much Rome.
It’s not much, I realize, but it’s better than nothing. I’m trying to figure out how to get my writing sparkle back. I just haven’t been feeling it lately. Second guessing everything I write and then (usually) deciding that it’s not worth putting up and deleting the posts. I’m feeling sluggish in so many areas of my life right now, and I’m not sure that I can even identify why. For now, at least I posted. I’m going to try really hard not to let such a space lagg between posts because somehow that just makes it so much harder to get back on the wagon again. I have a ‘two day’ rule for excercising (not more than two days off) maybe I should start applying that to this blog.
