Word of the Post
Today's Word is: crepuscular
/cre*pus"cu*lar/ adjective
Pertaining to twilight; glimmering; dim; imperfectly clear, luminous.
Webster's Dictionary of 1913 used this word to describe bats and owls feeding during the twilight. Basically this describes low light level, with sparkle.
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Regarding this word, see the works of Bill Engvall. He mentions it when describing his wife as "Meet Mrs. Milton Bradley!" Playing Scrabble, she used words like "crepuscular", and he used words like "ET." "As in 'He ET his dinner.' Past tense, I believe, Pumpkin." Actually, he had it right, but not for that reason. Et Tu Brute? Et is AND in Latin. And Latin, being a root of English, is acceptable in some cases in Scrabble. I have a friend who can beat me in Scrabble, but he has been reading (memorizing!!!) the Scrabble Dictionary for fun, and he is a strategist. He can find ways to hit more of those colored boxes. I am the linguist; I just look for a word in my tiles. Sometimes, that alone is the challenge.
Vocabulary was always a big thing at my house. My brother and I were forever trying to find a word that dad had to look up, and I couldn't spell. We used fancy words in sentences, and read books several grades above our school level. I remember once using the word "shirk" in an essay, and the teacher had to look it up. I don't know if that was a testiment to my knowledge, or a commentary on his lack of it. I think that was about 5th grade? I grew up reading the Bible in King James. Not that I think that is the only translation, quite the contrary. Rather, I think it helped me to know more about the language usage and flow in Shakespeare. I could read the iambic pentameter with a bit more... emotion. I could read it without sounding like a robot. I could understand the court jester taking a little break on the side of the stage. I laughed out loud in class, and then had to explain it to everyone. Much to the delight of my Senior English teacher, I know.
Today is my hubby's 30th birthday. He got picked on by everyone at work, and will get more of the same from our friends on Saturday, when I throw a black party. Birthdays close to Christmas are tough. You can't give a big present, and say it is for both holidays. That is just rude. Nobody does that for me with my birthday in May. I do a lot of watching. I see what he wanted for Christmas, and may not have gotten, and then get that. Many times, he gets the calendar for his desk, because they are half price after the new year starts. Needless to say, I can't let that be his only present. I also got him a "Bad Call Brick" to throw during his football games. I even left him alone in the living room to watch football, without me to change the channel or disturb him. I cooked his favorite meal for lunch (he got kidnapped from work, so lunch became his favorite dinner).
If you have any ideas for a cool party game, or some other way to make a joke out of getting older, please leave me a comment. Party on, Dudes! Peace out! (I see my buddy Tyler pound his chest and show me two fingers... he is 2, and funny!)
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What a coincidence! My word of the day today is "craptacular." They sound so much alike! If you don't know what I mean by all this, read today's blog entry.
Give my birthday wishes to Jeff. If you want to dig him about his age, tell him that at least dirt and God are still older than he is ;)
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