D.K. Wall's Blog, page 20

My Computer Died

This week's Musing faced a few challenges, especially when my computer died in an epic technological disaster—more or less.

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Retronym

When we create new words or phrases to express new ideas, sometimes we need to develop a retronym to distinguish the past from the future.

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Making Less, Er, Fewer Mistakes

Emotions got the better of me last week. I committed an egregious error with my musing. I promise to focus on making less mistakes. Er, fewer mistakes.

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Kakistocracy

For everyone who rolls their eyes at the crazy things done by politicians, I'll share the worst word kakistocracy for your daily use.

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Pumpkin Spice: Love It Or Leave It?

Fall is in the air and so is the scent of pumpkin spice, so I had to ask your opinion about the plethora of products that hit the market this time of year.

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Fewer Than A Dozen Books Sold?

Of the 58,000 titles sold by traditional publishers each year, fully half sell fewer than a dozen books. Wait. What? How can that be?

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Desiccate

At the end of the day, I look forward to a glass of wine with dinner, but an article about land being desiccated upset the grape cart.

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What If?

Every day, we make thousands of choices, most seemingl inconsequential. What if we changed just one of those? How different would life be?

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Matutinal

Don't you hate it when you are trying to get a few more minutes of sleep before starting your day, but some loud, matutinal bird shrieks outside your window?

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An Icy Death

An iceberg takes millennia to form, but meets its icy death in anonymity—except on rare occasions when it shares its fate.

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