It's hard to know where you are in the general flow of the world sometimes. There are days that just go easily, and others, like today, where I'm brought up short and I don't know why. I don't know whether I've brought this upon myself. There wasn't much going wrong, but things didn't flow. For... Continue Reading →
Foxy Foro
I have a whole other post on hold that I won't use right away. I need to think about it. I've been thinking a lot about AI recently and I want to write something helpful, positive and informative. I'm not there yet and I don't want to rush it. So here's just a quick Monday... Continue Reading →
Salve
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 →
Bird Talk
I once worked with this Polish sales lady who was always done up to the nines. (It was a direct marketing company whose product was English lessons. It could have been umbrellas for all they cared about teaching.) She wore high heels and form fitting jackets, a real mani-pedi lady. We were talking politics with... Continue Reading →
Moove your cow, and your mind will follow. 