Some letters, there are an abundance of words that fight for top billing. Other letters have ones that instantly rise to the top as the singular choice. And then some letters really require some thought, maybe even some application of head to wall to really draw out something worthy.
J, for me, falls into that last category. Sure, I could pick…
IRE.
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin ira; perhaps akin to Greek oistros gadfly, frenzy
: intense and usually openly displayed anger
synonym see ANGER
I'm mostly known for being laid-back and somewhat of a jokester. (I can see Rida reading this, and I promise she is going to say, aloud,…
(Why yes, I am posting late in the evening, again, on a weekend…but not LATE)
Today I'm tackling a classic. It's an emotion we all have. Sometimes selfish, sometimes selfless, but always present, at some level, in all of us.
H is for Hope.
Function: noun
1 archaic : TRUST, RELIANCE
2 a : desire accompanied by expectation of or…
(frontrunner that wasn't picked: Goodonyah, on account of it not being a word)
G. I don't think I use G-words all that often, excepting GOOD and GREAT. I'm quick to praise, y'see. When something is worthy, I'm not shy about saying so. I'm not quite as quick to damn, though. I'm hard-hearted, but, I'm still…
No, F is *not* for Forgotton.
I have to admit I struggled a bit coming up with a good word for F. Sure, I could have taken the EASY road, and used one of the most versatile and flexible cursewords, but my mom might actually be reading and she'd demand to wash my mouth out with soap.
And I so love the taste of soap.
Anyway, I needed to…
No, not Eclairs, but I thought I'd mention them here just because Lisa seems amused by discussions of food.
E is for EVOLVE.
1 : EMIT
2 a : DERIVE, EDUCE b : to produce by natural evolutionary processes c : DEVELOP, WORK OUT <evolve social, political, and literary philosophies — L. W. Doob>
intransitive verb : to undergo evolutionary…
Rida and I were actually throwing D-words back and forth last night while driving. The result of this weird brainstorming is that I don't have a D-word.
I have HUNDREDS of them.
Which is a real problem. No sooner do I put one down and start thinking about what to say about it than scores of others start jumping up and down in my head…
Today I actually went with the first word that came to mind.
C is for CLARITY.
: the quality or state of being clear : LUCIDITY
If Rida strives for balance in life, I strive for Clarity. I work to see things for what they really are and not merely what they appear to be. I fight to gain understanding and knowledge and to be able to see…
(By the by, this Alphabetical Blogging isn't an April Fools thing – we're really going through A-Z this month)
Ah, B. 2nd place for leading the alphabet. No respect at all. I considered a handful of words before making my choice – including bouyed, badda-bing, bum's rush (rejected for being two words) barbeque, and crowd-favorite…
I really was going to use animosity. But Rida beat me to it. I liked it because I play Warhammer – it's a miniatures game, and I'm an addict – and in Warhammer, Animosity is a trait that means your troops might ignore your orders to go bash the enemy and instead fight one another. It's one of those traits that you love to watch…
