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Tag: Random

  • Mental Health Wednesday November 2025

    *This accidentally went out on October 30. Doh! Sometimes things in the head just break. I get too stressed out, and *snap*. Malfunction. The first time was a surprise. For the decades that I have persistently dealt with depression, I’d always considered it moderate with occasional bad spikes. I thought I held it together pretty…

  • 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.

  • 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…

  • 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…