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Monday, July 18, 2016

Monday Musings: Arizona cloud formation photographs #22

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Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Weird Word Wednesday

dado

noun, da·do \ˈdā-(ˌ)dō\

Popularity: Bottom 30% of words

Definition of dado

plural dadoes

a : the part of a pedestal of a column above the base

b : the lower part of an interior wall when specially decorated or faced; also : the decoration adorning this part of a wall

: a rectangular groove cut to make a joint in woodworking; specifically : one cut across the grain

Illustration of dado

Origin of dado

Italian, die, plinth

First Known Use: 1664

2 dado

verb, da·do

Definition of dado

Dadoed dadoing

transitive verb

: to provide with a dado

a : to set into a groove

b : to cut a dado in (as a plank)

1881

First Known Use of dado

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Monday, July 11, 2016

Monday Musings: Arizona sunset photographs #21

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Wednesday, July 06, 2016

Weird Word Wednesday

dabchick

noun dab·chick \ˈdab-ˌchik\

Popularity: Bottom 20% of words

Definition of dabchick

: any of several small grebes

Origin of dabchick

probably irregular from obsolete English dop to dive + English chick

First Known Use: circa 1550

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Monday, July 04, 2016

Monday Musings: Arizona jet stream photographs

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Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Weird Word Wednesday

cavalla

noun ca·val·la \kə-ˈva-lə\

Definition of cavalla

Popularity: Bottom 10% of words

plural ca·val·la or ca·val·las

also ca·val·ly

\-ˈva-lē\ : any of various carangid fishes

: king mackerel

Origin of cavalla

Spanish caballa, a fish, from Late Latin, mare, feminine of Latin caballus First Known Use: 1624

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Monday, June 27, 2016

Monday Musings: Arizona cloud formation photographs #21

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Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Weird Word Wednesday

cavalcade

noun cav·al·cade \ˌka-vəl-ˈkād, ˈka-vəl-ˌ\

Simple Definition of cavalcade

Popularity: Bottom 50% of words

: a line of riders, vehicles, etc., moving along in the same direction

: a series of related things

Full Definition of cavalcade

a : a procession of riders or carriages

b : a procession of vehicles or ships

: a dramatic sequence or procession : series

Examples of cavalcade

The cavalcade arrived at the hotel.

a cavalcade of antique cars

a cavalcade of natural disasters

Origin of cavalcade

French, ride on horseback, from Old Italian cavalcata, from cavalcare to go on horseback, from Late Latin caballicare, from Latin caballus horse; akin to Greek kaballeion horse, Middle Irish capall workhorse

First Known Use: 1644

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Monday, June 20, 2016

Monday Musings: Arizona sunsets photographs #20

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Wednesday, June 15, 2016

My Story, My Way ~ An Indie Adventure: Take Five With Author Kelley Heckart

My Story, My Way ~ An Indie Adventure: Take Five With Author Kelley Heckart: Today I have the pleasure of introducing you to Kelley Heckart. And be still my heart, she follows a passion of mine...read the fir...

Weird Word Wednesday

caudad

adverb cau·dad \ˈkȯ-ˌdad\

Definition of caudad

Popularity: Bottom 40% of words

: toward the tail or posterior end

Origin of caudad

Latin cauda

First Known Use: 1888

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Monday, June 13, 2016

Monday Musings: Arizona Jet Streams

Kelley Heckart

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Wednesday, June 08, 2016

Weird Word Wednesday

catabolism

noun ca·tab·o·lism \kə-ˈta-bə-ˌli-zəm\

Definition of catabolism

Popularity: Bottom 40% of words

: degradative metabolism involving the release of energy and resulting in the breakdown of complex materials (as proteins or lipids) within the organism — compare anabolism

cat·a·bol·ic play \ˌka-tə-ˈbä-lik\ adjective

cat·a·bol·i·cal·ly play \-li-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Origin of catabolism

Greek katabolē throwing down, from kataballein to throw down, from kata- + ballein to throw — more at devil

First Known Use: 1876

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Monday, June 06, 2016

Monday Musing: Aging and hiding who you really are

What is it about being an aging woman and feeling forced to hide who you really are? Why should women feel like they have to color their graying hair? Or cut it so they “look their age.” What kind of bulls**t is that? Men aren’t pressured to hide their gray.

I hate these stupid unwritten rules. There are plenty of attractive older women with long gray hair. Lately I’ve been recalling a memory of my maternal grandmother who has been gone a long time. It’s one I haven’t thought much about until now, but it’s a powerful memory. I remember my grandmother undoing her bun and brushing her beautiful long, gray hair. Yeah, she didn’t conform and cut or color her hair.

As my long hair started turning gray, I went through a phase where I tried coloring it and cutting it short, but I always ended up letting it grow out. I turned to my grandmother for inspiration and decided I wasn’t going to conform anymore either. I never did before so why should I start now? I don’t care what anyone thinks of my long, graying hair. My hair has never been healthier since I stopped damaging it with color. Some cultures believe that having long hair gives you power. I believe it now too.

I think of my grandma now when I let my hair down and brush it, the gray streaks gleaming with defiance to anyone who thinks older women should color and cut their hair.

I smile.

Yeah, I’m pretty sure it’s because of my grandma that I do what I want and not what others want me to do. It’s because of her example that I don’t feel I have to hide who I really am.

Beauty may be the real beast.

Kelley Heckart

Otherworldly tales steeped in myth & magic.

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Wednesday, June 01, 2016

Weird Word Wednesday

casbah

noun cas·bah \ˈkaz-ˌbä, ˈkäz-\

Definition of casbah

Popularity: Bottom 30% of words

: a North African castle or fortress

: the native section of a North African city

Variants of casbah

also kas·bah \ˈkaz-ˌbä, ˈkäz-\

Origin of casbah

French, from Arabic dialect qaṣba

First Known Use: 1844

Kelley Heckart

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Monday, May 30, 2016

Monday Musings: Arizona Cloud Formations # 20

Kelley Heckart

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Saturday, May 28, 2016

Tabby's Nocturnal Nights: Setting the scene for readers

Tabby's Nocturnal Nights: Setting the scene for readers: There are many techniques that are essential for writing a good novel. One of them is setting the scene at each new chapter and scene break...