tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post4736974195640685900..comments2024-03-26T13:46:42.738-05:00Comments on 4 Quarters, 10 Dimes: News and UpdatesDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-6187167121291795572020-09-13T16:09:10.153-05:002020-09-13T16:09:10.153-05:00Psychologists, Engineers, & Politicians.
Gott...Psychologists, Engineers, & Politicians.<br /><br />Gotta Luv 'Em.<br /><br />(Cause shooting them is still illegal. Under most circumstances.)<br /><br />LucyLucyInDisguisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08169432604954981941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-12152380401554464342020-09-13T15:07:46.072-05:002020-09-13T15:07:46.072-05:00Yeah, the only thing I ever get out of arguing wit...Yeah, the only thing I ever get out of arguing with a Trumper is older.<br /><br />A more fanatical and less receptive group of people you will never find. Say one thing for their cult leader, though - he knows his base. He told is in 2015 that he could shoot someone in broad daylight in front of thousands of witnesses and never lose a single voter and by the deity of your choice he was right about that.<br /><br />When I was in college I took a class on psycholinguistics, which is not a study of how der Sturmtrumper speaks but is instead the study of the psychology of language. And after patiently walking through maybe half a dozen current (for 1986) theories of how words acquire meaning in the human mind, the professor finally just admitted that as far as psychologists have been able to figure out the real answer is that "things mean what they mean because that's what they mean." <br /><br />It's kind of liberating in a way.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-3027928960243755542020-09-13T14:10:58.664-05:002020-09-13T14:10:58.664-05:00English is weird. My dictionary doesn’t even refer...English is weird. My dictionary doesn’t even reference gossipy.<br /><br />cat·ty1 | ˈkadē |<br />adjective (cattier, cattiest)<br />1 deliberately hurtful in one's remarks; spiteful: catty comments.<br />2 relating to cats; catlike: catty eyes.<br /><br />How can there be wildly disparate definitions of a word? Such is the world we live in. Fake Words! Fake Words!<br /><br />Your students have learned well, oh wizened one.<br /><br />Disney and ABC really need to get their act together on the name of that show …<br /><br />I just spent 45 minutes trying to reason with a pebble regarding the current political situation in this country. I enjoyed the fact that I was actually able to convince it to see the light and promise to vote Biden/Harris in the upcoming election. <br /><br />Unlike the two hours I spent in utterly futile conversation* with one of my tRumpian neighbors yesterday. <br /><br />[Sigh.]<br /><br />Lucy<br /><br />* Classic misnomer. A ‘conversation’ requires two or more people capable of thinking.LucyInDisguisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08169432604954981941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-56143305093814159442020-09-12T18:37:35.989-05:002020-09-12T18:37:35.989-05:00I need more tea. Definitely more tea. :)
My pro...I need more tea. Definitely more tea. :)<br /><br />My problem is that my reactions are so rarely AFV-worthy (and I have no idea where the H went - all I know is that when my kids were younger and huge fans of that show I learned that the proper abbreviation among the cognoscenti was AFV and not AFHV and now that's a thing you know too) so even having your phone ready will likely not result in Big Bucks or even Fame. Although it might be personally amusing so perhaps that's enough. <br /><br />"Vitriolic" is a word I picked up from reading too many 18th-century documents, and "acidic" is precisely the meaning I want. "Catty" would be interesting, since it could mean "gossipy" (which I'm not good at, as I never catch on to such things), "feline" (not nearly graceful enough, though I could qualify on the whole "sleeping all day" thing if I put my mind to it), or perhaps "prostitute-like" on the whole "cat-house" analogy, though I rather suspect I would have starved if I had tried that career path myself. Oh well. <br /><br />My students are wisely choosing to ignore me on that one. Maybe they're learning! ;)Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-31165276005154597242020-09-12T14:57:54.172-05:002020-09-12T14:57:54.172-05:00I was getting a little worried there, Big Boy! Fix...I was getting a little worried there, Big Boy! Fixing’ to call out Search & Rescue and everything. Then I remembered which year it was and decided that I should be patient and give ya another three or for days or months or so before starting to worry. 2020 has been that sort of year.<br /><br />Yeah, it has!<br /><br />2. I watched with what would have passed as ‘astonishment’ (even several months ago!) as security removed a couple from the casino last week. I think I lost about 15 IQ points just listening to that stream of excuses for not wearing a mask … I’ve heard better excuses from 5 year-olds.<br /><br />3. Haven't seen any responses from your students ...<br /><br />5. Acidic isn’t actually on the list. Acid is, but not acidic. You must therefore choose another.<br /><br />Wait … Okay, oh hassled and harried one, I will choose to accept that ‘cause I like your justification. Although, I was kinda hoping you’d choose ‘catty’ - could have had a lot of fun with that one.<br /><br />10. After consideration, I’ve decided that it’s really not possible to understand another person’s talents or limitations. All you can do is ask.<br /><br />And have your phone ready. <br /><br />And hope the video wins America’s Funniest Home Videos. <br /><br />I’ll Hold Your Tea! … 😁<br /><br />LucyLucyInDisguisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08169432604954981941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-72474618952473353102020-09-12T12:41:48.971-05:002020-09-12T12:41:48.971-05:00And I'm just getting back to the blog after a ...And I'm just getting back to the blog after a hellacious week (the first couple of weeks of the semester are always slammed).<br /><br />--<br /><br />2. We're failing that test as a nation, as we are failing so many others.<br /><br />4. I checked it a couple of weeks ago and it was still fine. Of course the WI Supreme Court (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the WI GOP) just banned mail in voting because REASONS, so we'll see how things go.<br /><br />5. I'll go with acidic, since the hope is that whatever I turn it toward will simply dissolve and get washed down the drain.<br /><br />10. I just wish other people would understand them as well before asking me to exceed them.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-3092227440216981942020-09-09T07:43:23.558-05:002020-09-09T07:43:23.558-05:00A couple of afterthoughts:
5. Be prepared to '...A couple of afterthoughts:<br /><br />5. Be prepared to 'defend' your choice. After everything revealed about the treasonous squatter this week (not that any of it was all that surprising ...) I'm kinda in a contrary moooood. 😁<br /><br />8. Fulfilling. (Damn auto-incorrect.)<br /><br />I just noticed that blogger doesn't recognize (or at least refuses to render) the double space between sentences. Not <i>real</i> fast on the uptake, but I'll eventually figure it owt ... almost always sometimes occasionally.<br /><br />LucyLucyInDisguisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08169432604954981941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-17158995663241229322020-09-09T07:12:20.685-05:002020-09-09T07:12:20.685-05:001. I noticed a while back that Orion has reappeare...1. I noticed a while back that Orion has reappeared in the morning sky. A sure sign of more tolerable weather in the future.<br /><br />2. Remind everyone that face coverings are not optional:<br />https://randysrandom.com/clarification/<br /><br />3. Student Poll: <br />[ ] Agree.<br />[ ] No Comment. (I’d like to pass the course.)<br /><br />4. Double-check your voter registration status. Soon. (Two members of my family just found out last week that their registration had been canceled. Our state may be turning purple, but this county is red, red, & red.)<br /><br />5. As you know all too well, frequently, when reading on the internet, my brain seizes on an author’s word choice. Usually not for any particular reason - however, when a cause presents itself, it’s usually curiosity, especially if the author uses the word frequently. So, right-click, look up word, open in dictionary:<br /><br /><b>vitriolic</b><br />adjective<br /><i>he launched a vitriolic attack on the government</i><br /><br />Choose One* that best describes what you <i><b>really</b></i> feel: <br />acrimonious, rancorous, bitter, caustic, mordant, acerbic, astringent, acid, acrid, trenchant, virulent, spiteful, crabbed, savage, venomous, poisonous, malicious, malignant, malign, pernicious, splenetic; nasty, mean, cruel, unkind, harsh, ill-natured, evil-intentioned, vindictive, scathing, searing, biting, barbed, wounding, stinging, tart, sharp, rapier-like, razor-edged, cutting, withering, sarcastic, sardonic, irascible; <i><b>perhaps something a bit more informal?</b></i> bitchy, catty, slashing; <i><b>maybe literary?</b></i> malefic, maleficent; <i><b>rare?</b></i> acidulous, mordacious, squint-eyed.<br /><br />(Ooooh. I just re-discovered a word: <i>mordacious</i>. If I were to choose, <i>mordacious</i> would be my choice! That means you can’t use that one, it’s already taken!)<br /><br />And, I, for one, want to read your [insert word choice here] rants - even if you don’t. Gives me a chance to scream into the void without that feeling of solitary wailing I usually feel these days.<br /><br />7. WIN!<br /><br />8. Any time spent with mom is fulfillment.<br /><br />10. It is a wise man who understands his talents & limitations. <br /><br />Also, always make sure you KNOW where the dog is BEFORE you climb up the step ladder. <br /><br />Just sayin’.<br /><br />Lucy<br /><br />* Yeah, I’m going to limit you to only one. Not two or more. Don’t care. Your Blog, My rule. Or sumthin. 😁LucyInDisguisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08169432604954981941noreply@blogger.com