Although it is not my intention to be “heavy” in this blog, I don’t want to be flippant about an important topic. Cutting has many meanings, but a very common use in the current culture relates to the practice of “self-harm”. This is a serious and complex topic that should not be ignored or taken …
Author Archives: Jamie
Carpophagous
The grapes have ripened and fallen, as we failed to harvest them this year. Our apples and peaches have suffered the same fate. The persimmons still have a chance to be harvested, though. I just, honestly, don’t know what to do with persimmons. They look like little plums, but colored more like peaches or apricots. …
Arenose
In 1845, Englishman James Richardson set off on a nine month adventure in and around the Sahara, with the intention of writing a book about it. In fact, Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara in the Years of 1845 & 1846 has two volumes. It’s available online, and is actually quite interesting and even …
Subsidy
“Moderation in all things,” Hagar the Horrible’s doctor told him. “But you can take that too far,” was Hagar’s response. Too much eating and drinking and raiding villages can be bad for your health. Too much sitting and watching TV can be just as bad. Moderation is a way to get to a balanced lifestyle. …
Revalorize
Value seems arbitrary. Products are sold for different prices in different stores, and even in the same store, different prices for different quantities, etc. Stock prices rise and fall for the most ridiculous reasons–with “uncertainty” being the favorite. Some things are valued highly because they are brand new, and others because of great age. A …
Devoiced
Back in 1984, my good friends, Bill and Joy, were married in the church where we grew up by the pastor with whom we grew up. Reverend Jack, as he was known, was a great pastor and friend, but he had his quirks. At rehearsal, during the part where the bride and groom repeat the …
Broadish
My grandparents lived in a wonderful house on a wide street that was not long. In fact, it was only two or three blocks long, but wide enough to easily do a u-turn. And it was generally not used to get anywhere that wasn’t on that street. I would even describe that street as quite …
Unscarfed
Last week’s random word was one that had been unfamiliar to me; I had to look it up and even read the definition multiple times to catch its precision. This week also brings an unfamiliar word, but with a pretty obvious meaning. Unscarfed is defined as not wearing a scarf, or not eaten (ie. not …
Epigraphic
My wife and I traveled to Israel in 2018, and were part of a small tour group while we were there. The size of the group is only important, perhaps, because it allowed us to spend much less time waiting for the rest of the group than a large group would. We had 19 people …
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We use words (spoken), and symbols of words (written), as the primary tools to essentially copy what is in our own brains into someone else’s brain. Or even to mass copy what is in one brain into many, even millions of other brains. This is amazing. We use pictures, too. Sometimes the words just compliment …
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