Michael Gates's Blog, page 45
August 6, 2014
Quote of the Day: Julian Barnes
"Books say: She did this because. Life says: She did this. Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren’t. I'm not surprised some people prefer books."
--Julian Barnes
--Julian Barnes
August 5, 2014
Word of the Day: nephelococcygia
What's "the word I'm thinking of"? Today, it's...
nephelococcygia [NEF-el-o-kok-SIJ-ee-uh] noun
Cloud gazing; the act of looking for and finding shapes in clouds; also, when capitalized,the name of "Cloud Cuckoo-Land" in Aristophane's The Birds
"Terrence spent Saturday prostrate in the yard and in nephelococcygia, finding inspiration in the thunderheads."
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TWITO, page 95!
nephelococcygia [NEF-el-o-kok-SIJ-ee-uh] noun
Cloud gazing; the act of looking for and finding shapes in clouds; also, when capitalized,the name of "Cloud Cuckoo-Land" in Aristophane's The Birds
"Terrence spent Saturday prostrate in the yard and in nephelococcygia, finding inspiration in the thunderheads."
~~~
TWITO, page 95!
What's "the word I'm thinking of"? Today, it's...nepheloc...
What's "the word I'm thinking of"? Today, it's...
nephelococcygia [NEF-el-o-kok-SIJ-ee-uh] noun
Cloud gazing; the act of looking for and finding shapes in clouds; also, when capitalized,the name of "Cloud Cuckoo-Land" in Aristophane's The Birds
"Terrence spent Saturday prostrate in the yard and in nephelococcygia, finding inspiration in the thunderheads."
~~~
TWITO, page 95!
nephelococcygia [NEF-el-o-kok-SIJ-ee-uh] noun
Cloud gazing; the act of looking for and finding shapes in clouds; also, when capitalized,the name of "Cloud Cuckoo-Land" in Aristophane's The Birds
"Terrence spent Saturday prostrate in the yard and in nephelococcygia, finding inspiration in the thunderheads."
~~~
TWITO, page 95!
August 4, 2014
Photo of Week (by me)
Knock, knock....
July 29, 2014
Random Sequence: Don't Be 'Discomboborated'
"Good-morrow friend, how do you feel to-day."
"Pretty well; how are you?"
"Oh, sir, the intense frigidity of the circumambient atmosphere, combining with the porosity of the earth, and joined with the humidity of the climate has discomboborated my respiration and affected my theoreticks."
--from The Casket, Volume 1, 1826
circumambient = surrounding
discomboborated = confused, upset or frustrated
theoreticks(theoretics) = theories, ideas
Lately, my theoreticks are discomboborated by circumambient construction noises. Is that a power winch or a dying whale I hear?
"Pretty well; how are you?"
"Oh, sir, the intense frigidity of the circumambient atmosphere, combining with the porosity of the earth, and joined with the humidity of the climate has discomboborated my respiration and affected my theoreticks."
--from The Casket, Volume 1, 1826
circumambient = surrounding
discomboborated = confused, upset or frustrated
theoreticks(theoretics) = theories, ideas
Lately, my theoreticks are discomboborated by circumambient construction noises. Is that a power winch or a dying whale I hear?
July 28, 2014
Link Mania: The Top 10 Invented Words
Post by The Word I'm Thinking Of.
Brought to you by my book's Facebook page. And now back to our regularly scheduled program of breathing.
July 26, 2014
The T&T List: Zen Books that Never Were
Zen and the Art of Dishwashing
Zen and the Art of Coffee Drinking
Zen and the Art of Shoe Tying
Zen and the Art of Telephone Dialing
Zen and the Art of Stair Climbing
Zen and the Art of Tooth Brushing
Zen and the Art of Showering
Zen and the Art of Peeing
Zen and the Art of Shirt Buttoning
Zen and the Art of Floor Sweeping
Zen and the Art of Dusting
Zen and the Art of Vacuuming
Zen and the Art of Weeding
Zen and the Art of Lawn Mowing
Zen and the Art of Stamp Licking
Zen and the Art of Hair Combing
Zen and the Art of Recycling
Zen and the Art of Window Washing
Zen and the Art of Parallel Parking
Zen and the Art of Bill Paying
Zen and the Art of Pot Stirring
Zen and the Art of Nail Hammering
Zen and the Art of Email Checking
Zen and the Art of Door Locking
Zen and the Art of Pillow Fluffing
Zen and the Art of Cork Screwing
Zen and the Art of Can Opening
Zen and the Art of Water Boiling
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"After enlightenment, the laundry." --Zen Proverb
Zen and the Art of Coffee Drinking
Zen and the Art of Shoe Tying
Zen and the Art of Telephone Dialing
Zen and the Art of Stair Climbing
Zen and the Art of Tooth Brushing
Zen and the Art of Showering
Zen and the Art of Peeing
Zen and the Art of Shirt Buttoning
Zen and the Art of Floor Sweeping
Zen and the Art of Dusting
Zen and the Art of Vacuuming
Zen and the Art of Weeding
Zen and the Art of Lawn Mowing
Zen and the Art of Stamp Licking
Zen and the Art of Hair Combing
Zen and the Art of Recycling
Zen and the Art of Window Washing
Zen and the Art of Parallel Parking
Zen and the Art of Bill Paying
Zen and the Art of Pot Stirring
Zen and the Art of Nail Hammering
Zen and the Art of Email Checking
Zen and the Art of Door Locking
Zen and the Art of Pillow Fluffing
Zen and the Art of Cork Screwing
Zen and the Art of Can Opening
Zen and the Art of Water Boiling
~~~
"After enlightenment, the laundry." --Zen Proverb
July 24, 2014
Word of the Day: octothorpe
What's "the word I'm thinking of"? Today, it's...
octothorpe [OCK-toe-thorp] (noun)
The name for a telephone keypad symbol, also called a pound or hashtag symbol.
"It was a slow day at the pet store, and as the birds screamed and the puppies squealed, Sebastian stared at the telephone keypad, hoping that Fatima would call. Pound symbol or octothorpe? Which was correct? In the end, did it matter?"
~~~
TWITO, page 100!
octothorpe [OCK-toe-thorp] (noun)
The name for a telephone keypad symbol, also called a pound or hashtag symbol.
"It was a slow day at the pet store, and as the birds screamed and the puppies squealed, Sebastian stared at the telephone keypad, hoping that Fatima would call. Pound symbol or octothorpe? Which was correct? In the end, did it matter?"
~~~
TWITO, page 100!
July 23, 2014
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July 22, 2014
Photo of the Week: Carnival Time in Newark, NJ (by me)
Send in the clowns. (You will click the pic for a closer view. Resistance is futile.)
