Tag Archives: word

Moving Faster than the Speed of Sound

Posted on June 7, 2014 by danaj33

How it is possible to get it wrong so much more often now?   How many of you are stuck this day/eve with a “I can’t believe they got it wrong again!” regarding your intention on something you’ve just written … Continue reading →

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Ennui

Posted on December 7, 2013 by dana415

It intrigues me how the word in English has quite a different connotation than its origin from Old French enui (annoyance) or ennuyer (to annoy). Ennui in our usage means boredom or lack of interest.  Some people can go crazy from … Continue reading →

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Words broken down.

Posted on June 26, 2013 by danaj33

Weary – we ar y  we are why? Another restless sleep, weary from circuitous thinking, leaves me zombie-like on this cloudy Wednesday morn. Coffee dripping, I hear you. Faster, please. America dying. T’was a young nation with so much hope. … Continue reading →

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The wind stayed on

Posted on June 10, 2013 by danaj33

It’s been with us now for 36 hours, a brash wind from the coast.  It pulled down one of our potted bamboo trees, a goliath now on the ground with a broken pot.  There will be a replanting today. In … Continue reading →

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