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Tag: random musings

  • Wednesday Word October 2025: Ugsome

    I cannot promise how, where or when these words were used, if ever. I simply find them delightful, and want to share. UGSOME 15th century. Frightful, loathsome The start of any work-week. It doesn’t matter the day in specific. That person you have to talk to, again, who are just so passive-aggressive about every. Single.…

  • WTF October 2025

    Okay, yes. I like to read my horoscope. Sometimes some good advice comes out of it, such as “consider the possibilities of an honest mess.” It gives one hope. Challenges your perspective. This one though: May not be the best advice for someone, like myself, who occasionally has a few impulse control and patience problems.

  • Word Wednesday: Xenization

    I cannot promise how, where or when these words were used, if ever. I simply find them delightful, and want to share. XENIZATION Traveling as a stranger. Sometimes I think traveling as a stranger would be nice

  • April 2025 WTF

    Because even the calendar says WTF after Tuesday. This is going to be a bit of a random spot. Like the previous Wednesdays of this month, I’m trying out recurring themes on Wednesdays to see what happens. I’m kinda hoping it will keep me focused, but we’ll find out. So let’s dive in on some…

  • Word Wednesday: Wankpuffin

    I cannot promise how, where or when these words were used, if ever. I simply find them delightful, and want to share. WANKPUFFIN Supposed to be a word from a British dialect, a Wankpuffin is a word used to describe a self-absorbed jerk. I’ve heard “wanker,” and “wank-stain,” but “wankpuffin” is definitely a first. Every…

  • Changing Habits

    My husband has noted that “you’re at your best when your hair’s on fire.” I don’t want to be that person, but I can’t deny that he’s got a point–when I’m forced to work at breakneck speed because of an externally imposed deadline, most of the time I not only get things done, but pull…