Rida’s Blog

It's documented that I listen to some music that isn't for the faint of heart. More like…the hard of hearing. It is true that I like a number of bands whose names denote such things as hanging (Slipknot) the death toll of nuclear war (Megadeth) bovine-originated diseases (Anthrax) or just really ominious things (like: Into Eternity,…

SUCH a lame title.

ah well.

I'll be in the chat room tonight, 8:00 PM EDT until my eyelids grow heavy. Which, since this is allergy season, could be 9:30ish.

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(I suspect my own mother shall never see this, since she's not terribly web-savvy or even web-interested.)

Nevertheless, to the mothers out there – Happy Mother's Day. The one day you're appreciated for the other 363.25 that you are tramped on, overworked, undervalued, and generally taken for granted.

So enjoy it while it lasts. …

Hey, I remember this place. At least I think I do. It looks somewhat familiar – perhaps I got some coffee here once time, and had to stand and check the place out while I waited for the not-terribly-motivated countergirl to bring me my steaming cuppa. Or maybe I was waiting here to kill a little time, trying to be patient for that phone call…

The final word for this month. Possibly even the final blog for April- unless I get poked and prodded.

Let's get right to it.

Z is for Zip!

intransitive verb
1 : to move, act, or function with speed and vigor
2 : to travel with a sharp hissing or humming sound
transitive verb
1 : to impart speed or force to
2 : to add zest, interest,…

Well well well. Two days and two words left? Seems like only yesterday Rida, Lisa and I hatched this sinister plot.

Sinister. Means left-handed. I'm left-handed. Rida's not. Not sure about Lisa.

Anyway. That's not the Y word, given that it's S, and we've been done with S for a while!

Y doesn't have a lot going…

X marks the spot.

Hmm. X is another tricky one. Some words SOUND like X – excited, exactly excised – but that sneaky E nabs them. Unfair! Problematical!

And lots of other apparent X words are just abbreviations, like X-ray, Xmas, and X-Over. Cheating.

There's X-Rated…but we're a family blog here.

So.

X is…

This one is an easy one for me. There's really only one word for W.

W is for WARRIOR.

: a man engaged or experienced in warfare; broadly : a person engaged in some struggle or conflict <poverty warriors>

This word doesn't just mean soldiers. It means anyone who fights. Some for good and some for ill. It can be viewed more…

I'm going to have refer to a fine film and graphic novel for this one.

V is for Vendetta!

1 : BLOOD FEUD
2 : an often prolonged series of retaliatory, vengeful, or hostile acts or exchange of such acts <waged a personal vendetta against those who opposed his nomination>

I'm a fan of the movie, like I was a fan of the graphic…

You will kindly ignore the fact that I, uh, missed yesterday. What the heck was I thinking?

The problem with most u-words in my vocabulary is that they are prefixed. Unleaded. Untie. Unnecessary. These are cheap words – basically masquerades, because they are just the inverse of the main word.

So I had to dig up a good u-word that was…