Now I would have thought that the English word "salve" was tied directly back to Latin but it appears to have had a few stops along the way. etymonline.com gives the origin as "medicinal ointment or adhesive preparation for external use on wounds and sores," from the Old English sealf "healing ointment," from West Germanic *salbo- "oily substance". So... Continue Reading →
The Fall
I have an acquaintance, a guy from my secondary school, who was a super fan of the group The Fall. I've never been able to get into them, to be honest. It's a group like Pere Ubu, with a hardcore following of fans for music that never made the main stream. However if you didn't... Continue Reading →
Promesse des Profondeurs
This is a climb we did back a while ago, eight years ago maybe. The name is the Promesse des Profondeurs at Castelvieil in the Calanques. My partner really, really wanted to climb it again, since we'd had some problems route finding the first time around. I really didn't want to do this climb again,... Continue Reading →
Neologisms
I've wanted some new words to describe things. ChatGPT is good for that, but I helped it along: 1 ) I need a word for the sort of weird hand waves people do in front of faucets with automatic sensors to get them to turn on: sink chi. For the automatic soap dispenser: clean chi.... Continue Reading →
Moove your cow, and your mind will follow. 