The warmth of the sun in winter.
Here’s an amusing skit on such rare words, from Mirriam-WebsterI’m addicted to suitcases. But I’m determined to pack them up.
No clues and pleeeeze don’t just Google. Think about it and put a guesstimate in the comments.
By average is meant the median; half the people below, half above.
Seen in the Scilly Islands.
I used to hear owls a lot round here but in the last few years less. So I was pleased in this last few days to hear several tawny owls on the way back from the pub (me not them).
Here’s a good write-up with a sound recording
https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/tawny-owl/
On a radio program in 1948 the philospher Bertrand Russell gave several humerous examples of "emotive conjugation", such as
I am firm, you are obstinate, he is a pig-headed fool.
I have reconsidered the matter, you have changed your mind, he has gone back on his word.
You get the idea: it's like comjugating a verb but the speaker casts themself in a favourable light, you in a slightly less favourable one, and the others in an unfavourable light.
I offer you one for the current "situation" (as the PM describes ).
I am filling up earlier than usual, you have changed your pattern of demand, they are panic buying.
They said I knew diddly squat. I was like “No, never met the bloke”.
I can probably reprise this, after half a decade.
Barcarolle Gamble on winning streak
Minuet Last night's romantic dinner
Romance Insect scouts
Nocturne Criticise stage act
Overture Your turn now
Rondo Relative of John Doe, Jane Doe, etc.
Andante Another relative
Unison The one at uni
Suite Grain identification
Operetta Grain dryer tragedy
Symphony Appear odd
According to Simon Cardy we’ve had less wind this summer than any year since 1962, see
https://mobile.twitter.com/weather_king/status/1434812313614397441A. How do lumberjacks get online?
A. With their logging credentials!
I love archeology, I really dig it.
Retired plorer.
Each week I buy the ingredients for a meal that I cook and share with a friend, although I’m not very agile nowadays so they have to assist quite a bit.
Anyway. Today I tried pork escalopes with grilled vegetables. No carbs cos friend is on a Keto diet, which is not far off what would be recommended for people on type 2 diabetes, so I think it’s ok health wise and does seem to work. I’ve snuck in carbs myself but still lost a bit by association.
Next up will be a marinara chicken breast recipe, with different grilled vegetables, mushrooms, sweet potato this time and maybe peppers.
What’s with marinara? It’s the sauce mariners cook up, think of carbonara cooked up by charcoal burners.
I’ll report next week on a) recipe and method b) success in scale 1-5
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Who can get petrol?
Scroll down for answer
Jerry can!
A grimoire is a book of magic spells, from French, from Latin, and I think related to Ancient Greek grammata = letters.
Those who can read and write may cast spells. They may be glamorous, glammar being a Scots variant. And so we see those who can read, write, spell, may bewitch and fascinate. Letters are dangerous.
I bought a wig for five thousand pounds. That’s a lot toupee.
A German one today.
verschlimmbesserung
This beautiful word means an attempt at making things better that ends up making them worse.
Pointing no fingers, you can probably think of many examples.
What did the talking dog say when it climbed on the house?
Roof!
We’ve been deliberating what we should put in the hanging baskets to flower through the winter. Winter pansies are a hot favourite but what other plants should we look at; any other ideas welcome.
My doctor tested me and said my Vitamin D was low. “Get out in the sun more”, she advised, “And wear shorts, get some sun on those legs!”
I did what she said, and when I went back, after just a few weeks, my Vitamin D was way up. My doctor was so pleased she awarded me some brown knee points.
Tending my tomatoes
My head brushed a spiderweb
Little damage done, and the spider ran off safely.
Still I apologised.
As the sun rose today, classic WWII era aircraft lined up at Duxford Aerodrome in Cambridgeshire. The planes to the right are Buchons, those at left Spitfires.
Picture credit Mark Williams of Classic Wings
A friend tells you she has chosen a number from 1 to 100, and challenges you to guess what it is. To help you a little, she says you can ask exactly one question about the number and she will answer it honestly. Armed with the extra information her answer provides, you can then proceed to guess what number she picked.
What question would you ask?
[Adapted from a puzzle by Alex Besos.]
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