Finality
The weekend started out good. I accompanied NukeBoy2 to an overnight camp out with his scout den. NukeBoy1 tagged along and we had a great time. It was the first time I had been camping in over 20 years, and a first for the NukeBoys. They loved it. NukeBoy1 and I will be heading to the mountains later this month →
Big Word Wednesday-Week 20
I know it's been a few weeks, but I started calling it "Week 1, 2, 3", or whatever at the beginning, so I'm not going to change it to "Edition" or "Volume" or "Number" or any of that stuff now. Just pretend that they run consecutively and we'll all be OK. Let's get to it. I have a question: Why →
Big Word Wednesday-Week 19
Looks like BWW will be moving to a bi-weekly format until I can figure out how to insert 10 to 12 more hours in my week. Posts have been trickling in since school started, and I'm trying to get my work life in order as well, so bear with me. Now that the excuses are out of the way, let's →
Big Word Wednesday-Week 18
Let's get political. With the Republicans wrapping things up in St. Paul tomorrow night I thought we would visit a couple of words from the realm of promise breaking politics. In honor of Al Gore, who invented the Internet, Big Word Wednesday, Global Warming and Humility, I give you gravitas. It means; seriousness or sobriety, as of conduct or speech. It could →
Big Word Wednesday-Week 17
BWW returns after a 1 week sabbatical. In recognition of the Olympics, we'll feature some words that are influenced either by China or the Olympics. Seemed like a simple enough plan, until I started looking for big words exclusive to the Olympics and China. So, rather than big words, we'll just give you some interesting words this week. You know, →
Big Word Wednesday-Week 16
Welcome to the Thursday edition of Big Word Wednesday. Hopefully this won't become a habit. One of our resident Wordsmith's, Tom from Being Michael's Daddy contributes our first word in this week's edition of Big Word Wednesday: cromulent. It means fine, acceptable, normal. It is used quite frequently on The Simpsons. Homer used it once, but that doesn't mean he →
Big Word Wednesday-Week 15
Of the two words we picked this week, one you will be able to use in everyday conversation, the other will be one that will win you points in a trivia game. Our goal is to help you increase your vocabulary, and most of the words we've featured so far can do that. Some of them, though, are just good for when →
Big Word Wednesday-Week 14
Quick edition today. Tara over at If Mom Says OK suggested our first word this week. It is omphaloskepsis; meaning contemplation of one's navel as part of a mystical exercise. If you're into Yoga you would do this. However, in today's vernacular it has translated itself into describing someone who is self-absorbed; a navel-gazer. Hollywood making a movie about making →
Big Word Wednesday-Week 13
We have the perfect word for our thirteenth installment of Big Word Wednesday. Triskaidekaphobia. Trivia buffs know that it means; an abnormal fear of the number 13. We dedicate this word to all of the triskaidekaphobics who screamed; "DON"T PUT ME ON THE 13th FLOOR!" at the Marriott booking agent. The bliss of enjoying their 2 week stay on the 14th floor extinguished →
Big Word Wednesday-Week 12
Quick and easy this week. Manager Mom suggested onus. I said OK. It's not too big of a word, but it's a fun word. It means; a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc., and it is pronounced "own-us". As in: "Man, they own us in this game!" Kind of like THE (the pretentious butt-heads make you put the "THE" →
Big Word Wednesday-Week 11
Well, at least this counts as 2 contests: the first and the last. Tom at Being Michaels Daddy is the winner of the BWW POP QUIZ, as he was the only entrant. Congratulations Tom! Your bucket of genuine Myrtle Beach sand is on the way. I have a feeling that Tom would have won regardless of the amount of entrants, →
Big Word Wednesday-POP QUIZ!
Alright smarty-pants, NukeDad has taken the Nuclear Family to the Redneck Riviera for some sun-n-fun. While they're paying $8 a piece for sodas (same-day refills only $2!) and eating Calabash by the wagon-load, you've got some homework. Get out your keyboards and listen up! Your homework assignment is to create a paragraph using at least 6 words that you have learned so →
Big Word Wednesday-Week 10
In honor of my 13th wedding anniversary tomorrow, I thought we would pick a couple of words that would fit in with this weeks BWW sign, and the theme of Las Vegas weddings. See; NukeMom and I got married in Las Vegas. June 12th, 1995; the day we started our life together. It was a year to the day after a guy →
Big Word Wednesday-Week 9
I felt it fitting this week to choose some words that could be easily "misheard" or "misunderstood" to go along with the Obsessed With An Alien post. Check it out to see how many songs you've been singing wrong all of these years. So, with clarity as our goal, let's get started. Our first word is apologia. It means an →
Big Word Wednesday-Week 8
In honor of Memorial Day I thought we would choose a couple of words with confrontation in mind. You can use these when you get into a war of words with someone who needs a good jab to their verbal solar plexus. The leader of the play group is too easy a target, and I've used them as an example before →
Big Word Wednesday-Week 7
I'm calling myself out. Actually, someone else called me out, but they did so in a private forum rather than a public one. I thank them for that, and if I'd just keep my mouth shut, then some of you would never know the difference; but then, that would defeat the purpose of our little experiment here wouldn't it? Those →
Big Word Wednesday-Week 6
Some days, the hamsters just rebel. Today is one of those days. I must have forgotten to feed them yesterday because every time I try to load a page, the little wheel keeps spinning, and spinning, and spinning.... I'll teach them, though. I'll upgrade to gerbils and set the hamsters loose in the backyard; let them fight it out with →
Big Word Wednesday-Week 5
Wow! We had a little skirmish on the BWW page the other day. A satirical comment was taken as serious by another commenter, and the response was a vicious smack down. Or, was it a serious comment that was taken as satire by another commenter, and the response was a jesting put down? I don't know, you be the judge, the →
Big Word Wednesday-Week 4
Momo Fali commented last week that some assistance with pronunciation would be nice, so I wanted to point something out. When you click on the word link, it will take you to the dictionary dot com page for the word(s) of the week. Sitting next to the word should be a symbol that looks like a speaker with sound waves coming out →
Big Word Wednesday-Week 3
Being rather pleased with last week's offering of 2 words, we will now be listing 2 words every Wednesday. You can become twice as smart in half the time! Our first word this week is lugubrious; meaning mournful, dismal or gloomy. Not the cheeriest of words, but then, they can't all be, right? This fits in well if you have →
Big Word Wednesday-Week 2
Do you have keen vision? Not vision like "I see you!", but vision as in "I have a vision of what my future holds?" Do you have keen mental perception and understanding? If so, then you may very well be perspicacious. At first glance you may have thought like I did; that when you read the definition of this word it →
Big Word Wednesday
Alright friends and neighbors, this is the official announcement of our newest service to mankind. We would never be so obtuse as to placate your insatiable yearning for verbiage of a sesquipedalian nature; much to your chagrin. We know that people don't really talk like that, but they used to! And you still can, if your desire is to be beaten →
