With election season in full swing, the word “caucus” has become ubiquitous in the news.  I first learned the word when I read Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, many, many years ago. ‘What I was going to say,’ said the Dodo in
Give Blood, Save Life. Be Mad!
The very first time I donated blood (right after my 18th birthday), one of the other donors arrived wearing a sweatshirt with “Dracula” emblazoned on the front. Â (I think it was the logo from the 1979 movie starring Frank Langella,
Word of the Day
Today’s word is: pilfer Definition from The Free Dictionary We’ve been having a problem in our community garden with people pilfering the vegetables.
Word of the Day
Today’s word is: robotics Definition from TheFreeDictionary Coined in 1941 by Isaac Asimov, born this day in 1920 (or thereabouts).
Word of the Day
Today’s word is: autologous Definition from TheFreeDictionary My blood donation today was not autologus, and it didn’t leave me feeling so great either. Â Though I probably didn’t do myself any favors by reading The Island of Doctor
Word of the Day
Today’s word is: eclipse Definition from TheFreeDictionary “…and all that is now and all that is gone and all that’s to come and everything under the sun is in tune but the sun is eclipsed by the moon.” –Roger Waters
Word of the Day
A little something to get me in the habit of posting more often.  Enjoy! Today’s word for the day is Cuauhtemiña From Wikipedia: [Cuauhtémoc] Blanco remains remembered for the Cuauhtemiña (also spelled Cuauhteminha), or Blanco Trick, which he performed notably at the 1998 World Cup. In the
3s of Me for 2/2011
Do if you want, no big deal. (All references to tagging apply to the echo of this post in Facebook Notes.) If you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with the 3’s of YOU. At the end,
Memage Catchup, three of three
My Life According To the Austin Lounge Lizards Using only song names from ONE ARTIST, cleverly answer these questions. Pass it on to 15 people you like and include me (presuming I’m someone you like). You can’t use the artist
Memeage catchup, two of three
(Tagging instructions included for the Facebook echo) I was tagged so now … you’ve been tagged ! It works like this: you are supposed to write a note with the 3’s of YOU. At the end, choose people to be