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Tag Archives: word play
A Day For Bold and Decisive Action
Click play for a soundtrack to this post: Stars and Stripes Forever Happy March 4th! I like to say to my office colleagues on the 4th of March, “Today is my favorite day of the year.” Invariably they ask why. … Continue reading
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A Yolk
My Wife: (preparing to eat a hard-boiled egg) Me: “You are appealing.”
Con-TENT with CON-tent
I was chatting with my Policy Adviser and Technical Facilitator for The Life Literary (aka my oldest son). We were chatting via email about this and that, family stuff as well as blog issues. We discussed how I might eventually increase The Life Literary‘s … Continue reading
Onus? On Us.
Don’t ask. I just like the looks of it. Playing with words is its own reward.
Toponymic
I like learning new words, especially if they sound nice in my ear. When I read this word today, I liked it immediately. In the noun version the accent is on the second syllable, but in the adjective, it’s the … Continue reading
Hitting Bottom
I put it off for nearly a year and a half, but in the end, I had to go through with it. I’m talking about my colonoscopy. I’m so glad it’s behind me now. Before the procedure I didn’t think I would … Continue reading
For the Love of Playing with Words
I love words. They’re fun. Words are a lot of things to me: comforting, beautiful, entertaining. They are also toys. I like playing with words, experimenting with sounds, making up new words and more. I even collect words, like pub … Continue reading
Kibosh Accomplished
I said this at work today. I like the sound of it, especially the nearly matching kib and comp sounds.
Too Lovely to Light
Even with little bits like a photo caption or brief email I like to make verbiage sing. Note the homophones and alliteration: almost a wee poem.