Who’s a Gorganizer?

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Ok, so I was bored this morning. If I’m to be honest with you, there was nothing in my think box that would be fitting for our normal literary investigations. It just wasn’t happening.

Out of desperation for a topic, I reached out to good ole Mr. McGoogle, in the hopes that I might find something useful to discuss.

But, what to ask? How does one come to find a useful topic, without the right query to pose, right?! That was an Interrobang, by the way. You’ll never guess how I know that?

I went out on the web and typed,

Words not often used in the English language

This was my result,

AI Overview

Rare and underused words in the English language often serve to describe specific feelings, sounds, or actions with intense precision. Many are antiquated, regional, or highly niche in their application, leading them to be replaced by simpler, more general terms in modern conversation.

Forgotten and Archaic Words

  • Twirlblast (n.): A 1700s term for a tornado.
  • Groaning-cheese (n.): A medieval term for a celebratory cheese marking the birth of a child.
  • Pilgarlik (n.): Someone who is bald, once thought to resemble peeled garlic.
  • Snowbrowth (n.): Freshly melted snow, a term from the 1590s.
  • Sooterkin (n.): Originally a deformed fetus, later used as a term of endearment.
  • Overmorrow (n.): The day after tomorrow.
  • Agelast (n.): A person who never laughs. 

Highly Specific Descriptive Words

  • Crapulence (n.): Sickness caused by excessive eating or drinking; a hangover.
  • Callipygian (adj.): Having well-shaped or beautiful buttocks.
  • Swullocking (adj.): Humid, hot weather.
  • Chasmophile (n.): A person who loves nooks and crannies.
  • Scurryfunge (n.): The act of hastily cleaning before a guest arrives.
  • Groak (v.): To watch someone silently while they eat, hoping they will invite you to join.
  • Elflock (n.): Tangled, knotted hair.
  • Acnestis (n.): The part of the back that cannot be reached to be scratched.
  • Gorgonize (v.): To have a paralyzing or mesmerizing effect on someone. 

Words That Deserve Wider Use

  • Ultracrepidarian (n.): Someone who gives opinions on subjects they know nothing about.
  • Snollygoster (n.): An unprincipled but shrewd politician.
  • Nibling (n.): A non-gender specific term for a niece or nephew.
  • Apricity (n.): The warmth of the sun in winter.
  • Petrichor (n.): The pleasant, earthy smell that accompanies the first rain after a long dry spell.
  • Anemoia (n.): Nostalgia for a time or place one has never known.
  • Anecdoche (n.): A conversation in which everyone is talking, but no one is listening. 

Obscure Adjectives

  • Catawampus (adj.): Askew, awry, or diagonally positioned.
  • Jentacular (adj.): Pertaining to breakfast.
  • Crapulous (adj.): Ill from excessive indulgence in food or drink.
  • Sybaritic (adj.): Accustomed to great luxury and pleasure-seeking.
  • Agathokakological (adj.): Composed of both good and evil. 

Whimsical and Odd Words

  • Interrobang (n.): A punctuation mark that combines a question mark and exclamation point (‽).
  • Bumbershoot (n.): An umbrella.
  • Flibbertigibbet (n.): A flighty, excessively talkative person.
  • Taradiddle (n.): Pretentious nonsense or a petty lie.
  • Skedaddle (v.): To run away quickly. 

Words for Specific Situations

  • Lypophrenia (n.): A vague sadness without a known cause.
  • Limerence (n.): An intense, almost obsessive romantic infatuation.
  • Treppenwitz (n.): The perfect witty comeback that occurs to you too late (literally: “staircase wit”).
  • Zugzwang (n.): A situation where a person is forced to make a move, but every option is bad (often used in chess).
  • Resistentialism (n.): The belief that inanimate objects display spiteful behavior.
  • Librocubicularist (n.): A person who reads in bed.

If nothing else, this was an incredibly entertaining bit of research. I had no idea that I was a Librocubicularist. I think my autocorrect just had a seizure!

Which one is your favorite? I’m torn between Skurryfunge and Treppenwitz, probably because I’ve found myself doing both, often enough.

If society readily continued with the use of most of these, I think it would really spice up many of our conversations, don’t you?! See how easy it is to do. You too can become a successful Interrobanger!

Like a garden…

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Social media is like the fertile soil of a garden, just waiting to be planted.

Some may plant selfies, hoping to be viewed and shared. Others plant silly videos that bring laughter and likes. Still more plant how-to, self-help, and/or how-it’s-made videos for our viewing pleasure, with the hope of DIYing it, all the way to the bank.

While I’m not sure what I thought I wanted to do with my site ,when all this began, here on WordPress… I’m quite certain as to how I feel about it now.

I wish to plant things on social media, treating it like a garden. If the planting is fertile, then the harvest will be fruitful! By planting love, joy, peace, and goodness, then my hope is that there will be a bounty of fruit produced, come harvest time.

If one plants the right seeds, nourishes them with healing waters, well, who knows what kind of fruit will grow…

Find your happy place…

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It’s Saturday morning, and the sun is shining brightly, here in the great Northwest.

Find your favorite project, your most enjoyable past time, or your favorite binge-worthy Netflix series… it’s Saturday, folks. I hope it’s sunny wherever you are, but either way, it’s still hopefully a play day.

Whether you’re working or playing, may you find joy in your day…

Hugs

(2025) He Found Me…

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All those years ago, in the heart of a desolate child, God reached down and plucked me from the clutches of the enemy… in every sense of the words!

Utterly lost and forgotten, until He sought me out!

It’s been quite a journey since…

  • Dream of anything…
  • Snacks, of course…

Through anger, fear, and the nightmares that haunted me, I fought God for years. I refused to let go of the very things that were destroying me from the inside out… memories! Mine, theirs, the memories became baggage that only gained weight with the passage of time.

The good, the bad, and all that lay between… He never let go of this broken one, this forgotten child. After all the things I did to push God away from me, He still held on with such intensity, I could no longer deny Him!

Truly, I am walking this earth because of the grace and power of God, and God alone! Positive, oh yes… I’d say that encounter had a very positive effect on this child!

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Am I really Sunshiny material?

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Thank you so much for the nomination, Ian M Dudley (please don’t judge me, as I can’t get the link to work for your site). Will this nullify me being picked? It’s completely understandable, as there are so many chain letter rules to abide by.

Setting aside Ian’s response to the nomination, which by the way was hilarious, I don’t wish to be flippant nor disrespectful for the vote in my favor. By the way, Ian, how ever did you come up with all your questions for us nominees to answer?

The questions are extensive, so I set aside my normal Live Novel Friday episode, just so that I might make an honest effort at some good ole answers. Plus, I still have to make some nominations of my own, as well as, creating my own set of questions for my victims… I mean, nominees. While I hold no aspirations of becoming the next ACTUAL Sunshine Blogger, I will make the effort to display my sense of honor and appreciation for such a sweet award. Again, thank you Ian.

My Nomination Questionnaire…

  1. If you had to convince me to save your life over the life of a member of my family, what would you say? I make better cookies?
  2. What is your fondest childhood memory? Eating watermelon in the rain, while watching the firefighters practice routines on the old water tower beside our apartments.
  3. Of all your innumerable childhood traumas, which haunts you the most? Spending nights wandering on the streets alone, or having to sleep in cold alleyways.
  4. Is there a specific sight or smell that brings you an immediate sense of calm? Cotton Candy.
  5. If I had to fight you, what weakness could I best exploit with the least amount of effort? Ask me a why question, and then just sit back and watch me commandeer the whole conversation. I can forget anyone else is even in the room when I get on a chatty bender. You could then easily defeat me.
  6. What person or event has had the most impact on who you are today? The birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
  7. Have you seen the movie Marathon Man? How many teeth do you think you could have drilled before you cracked? Sorry, I haven’t seen that movie. However, I am squeamish when it comes to teeth and pain, so I would have been defeated before even beginning the drilling process.
  8. Is there one moment in your life where you failed to do the right thing and as a result, it changed you so you would never fail like that again? Yes. My first marriage failed, and I caused irrevocable damage to my children. It fully altered the entirety of my journey, thus far. Many scars, broken bridges being mended over a great span of years, and the dance of forgiveness that followed.
  9. How often do you find yourself rooting for the antagonist in a book or movie? Not the anti-hero, but the straight-up bad guy. And remember, this is for posterity, so be honest. I think the only bad guy I ever rooted for was Gary Oldman in Bram Stokes Dracula
  10. If you could only be remembered for one thing in this world, what would you want it to be? Why? The love of Jesus should be all that I leave behind.
  11. Do you really want an eleventh question? And remember, this is also for posterity so be honest. Unless you think it will hurt my feelings. No more questions please. I still have to come up with my own and you might steal one of them.

BONUS QUESTION: What exactly is the prize if I win this Sunshine Blogger award? Is there a cash equivalent I can claim instead if it turns out to be really lame?

For as hard as you’ve worked on all these questions, Ian, you definitely should receive some form of monetary compensation, I’m certain of it!

Ok, now for my own nominee selection, who do I wish to give a two hour assignment? Will they egg my virtual book store, here on WordPress Street? What if I promise to make the questions very brief, and then offer a treat at the end? Well, if I’m not to be shunned from all the important literary events in the future, I must make all efforts in fulfilling my nominee obligations. Hey, I’m an overthinking overachiever, though not quite as exuberant as Ian’s been. Here on WordPress Street, one must give a little to get a little, you know?!

Ah Hemmm… my nominees are as follows,

  • CreativeWays
  • BustingMyAsphalt
  • Lou Carreras
  • Rebuilding Rob
  • Writing From the Heart with Brian
  • M.A.D. Works
  • hMiller2014
  • Tamara Miller
  • MemoirsofMadness
  • Middle-aged Maverick

The following questions are more like yes/no than full answers, unless you find yourself desiring to fully explain…

Dear Nominees,

Do you like me… yes or no
Will you be a forever friend… yes or no
Do you desire being seen and heard… yes or no
Do you like cookies (this one’s very important) … yes or no
Do you pray… yes or no
Can you carry the world on your shoulders alone… yes or no
Is there a difference between being alone and being lonely… yes or no
Is it hard to admit when you’re wrong… yes or no
If love is a priceless gift, is it worth giving it away… yes or no
If there was such a thing as WordPress Street, would you move there… yes or no

May these treats sufficiently cover all the efforts made here today…

To stand in faith…

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I’ve made a great many decisions in my life, some of which were good choices… and some, not so good.

While I could go into detail on many of them, it would take us far longer than a Friday morning to wade through it all. I am nearly 58 years old, so I’m bein fully serious about it taking us a good bit to work through my decision’s list!

The truth could be said for all of us, when it comes to how many decisions each of us make, on any given day. It’ll take much of our lives to discover the extent of good or bad that came from those choices. How then can I pick one choice above another?

Well, I know that choosing to have children definitely helped me learn and grow, but that’s naturally expected. It’s all a part of life. Marriage, children, jobs, homes, vacations, spending money, or saving it. The list of decisions goes on and on and on, so how in the world are we to decide which were the best and which were the worst of decisions?

Over time, it becomes rather clear as to which choices ended badly, and which ones were fruitful. Then it comes down to picking the best of the best decisions, but I’ve still got years and years of choices to sift through. That’s a lot of memories, if I’m being fully honest, here.

I don’t actually have to think that hard, as I knew my answer to the prompt, shortly after reading it. Without turning this into a full blown novel, I’ll briefly share what decision popped into my head after reading the prompt.

About four years ago, I made the decision to pursue God fully, pulling out all the stops. I’ve been a Christian since I was nineteen years old, but never truly pursued God as I should have done. Many mistakes were made along the way, some far more costly than others. Then I realized how desperately I needed God fully in my life. From that point, I opted to walk a different path for the rest of my earthly journey… the faithful kind of walk.

What am I talking about? I’ll explain.

This child of God chose to meet each and every day, standing in faith, on the word of God. Now I walk fully by faith… in all things. This means that I hold every thought, every action, and every motive, before scripture. It’s not always easy, and I’m far from perfect at it, but the choice in living this way has irrevocably changed me, and for the better, I think.

With each and every new day, I’m being drawn closer and closer to my Lord, and the home that He has prepared for me… and this walk has definitely helped me learn and grow.

Cookies?

Thursday Thoughts…

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This morning shall be short, but sweet, as I’ve a breakfast date with my four month old granddaughter. She’s discovering food…

While she’s not actually eating food food, she is starting out with all the pureed fruits and vegetables. Small beginnings, right?!

Well, I’m off for some life stuff, so the writing shall have to wait.

Have a lovely day, all. I certainly will!

Hugs

(2024) Never Say Never…

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What place in the world do you never want to visit? Why?
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Over the years of my life, I’ve learned that if I say never about a thing, I will most assuredly end up eating my words!

To be honest, there isn’t really anywhere that comes to my mind, as a place I would not want to visit. What if there were a valuable purpose in going somewhere, that I might only know about, once I get there?

My existence no longer revolves around any woulda, coulda, shoulda, sort of thinking. I walk forward in faith, looking up at all times. I don’t want to miss anything that God has planned for me on this journey!

Here, don’t forget to grab your cookie…

Gifts for the soul…

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Describe a positive thing a family member has done for you.
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There is positivity floating all around, if one takes the time to look for it!

While I may not have a large and/or extended family, when it comes to genetics, I’ve actually a huge family tree.

You see, I was adopted into an enormous family. Not only do I have my own husband and children, but I am also one of many sisters and brothers. Fortunately, I am a part of the family of God, so at any given moment, I’m being prayed for and/or being gifted something directly from my heavenly Father.

Sometimes God works through my husband, while at other times He may choose to act through one of my children, or a brother or sister in Christ. Still yet, there are those times when God chooses to act through a complete stranger; someone completely unaware that they are being used to complete a task for God.

At times, the positive things done by a family member may seem rather small and insignificant. Take for example, my husband will often surprise me by picking up a special food item that’s gluten-free, dairy-free, and safe. It may not seem like a big deal, til you factor in how I don’t like to leave the apartment until needs force me to venture out. My husband often does things to make my life easier.

Now, there are things that are much bigger positive’s than others. Like when my daughter makes it a point to face-time me each week, so that I can have special MeeMaw chat’s with my grandbaby. These video chats are the highlight of my week.

there’s a positive thing that I get from you, each and every day, when we interact with one another. We read others writings, share some of our own, and leave comments back and forth together. For me, that is considered positive family connection… as I consider everyone here on WordPress to be my family, in a manner of speaking.

Let’s consider these cookies as my positive offering …

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