Tag: Random
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October Word 2025
I cannot promise how, where or when these words were used, if ever. I simply find them delightful, and want to share. FINIFUGAL An adjective describing one who is afraid of finishing, or in some other way completing, something. This . . . Hits uncomfortably close to home. I mean, I don’t *think* it’s my…
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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
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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…
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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…
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PANIC!!!!
But no disco. Over the summer, I had bone surgery on my foot. From previous large medical experience, I was totally ready for the random $100 bill here, $300 bill there. I was NOT expecting an $8000 bill. Which I received. Which, if you read the Surprise Billing Act carefully, they are totally allowed to…
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A Boot to the Head
It’s interesting when you want to do something, but the learning curve is not an easy climb, for whatever reason, you will find all manner of ways to work on stuff tangentially related, but not really THE THING. Then something comes out of left field, and nails you in the head. Like a game of…
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