Terse Memoirs

I have become fascinated by the 6 word autobiographies...

I think mine is: Eat, Drink, Pray, Love. Read. Workout.

Or maybe: I read books, sleep, eat, read.

Or maybe: Workout in the morning, read, sleep.

Used to be: Work, eat, read, eat, sleep, repeat.

I do love to read. And somehow, though I tend to be brief, I keep coming up with 7 or 8 words instead of six.

Eat, Drink, Pray, Love, Read, Give thanks.

Only six words is not enough.

(I like this exercise.)

I am reader, writer, hypnotist, philolog.

Feel free to post your 6 word epitaph below!

Are you a Cougar?

Hey! I know my birthday is coming, but what is this?

I got some interesting emails today:

Cougar Dating was the subject of one, and Senior People Meet.

Come on!

Oh, here's one that looks promising... Millionaire Hookups Online!!!

Happy Birthday to me!

Are you a Knave?

There aren't many words in English which start with "KN." I've been wondering where the K comes from in Knave, Knight, Knack, Knicknack, Knee, and Knife. They seem superflous somhow, but then again, without the K, they look very strange: nave, nack, nee, nife, and night.
Knight has a lot of silent letters. It should really be spelled "nite."

Browsing thru these words I see that they come from Old High German.

Knave means a male servant, or a tricky deceitful person. I love the synonyms: rapscallion and scoundrel!

Call me naive, but at least I'm not a knave!

Hearty Laughter

Is is hearty or hardy? I know they are both adjectives. The are synonyms as well as homonyms. They both mean robust.

So when I say hardy belly laughter is an aerobic exercise, should I say Hearty instead?

I guess I could use either one since they are synonymous, yet I will choose Hearty, because hearty laughter is good for the heart. Hearty has a few other meanings, too, which make it a bit more complex, because it also means exuberant.

I wish you a Happy Father's Day and a hardy heart!

Succumb and Success

Succumb is an interesting word. I would have to guess it comes from Latin. It means to yield or to give in to overwhelming desire. I like the way it shares the first 4 letters with the word success.

I'm going to write something about how to succumb to success on Musinglog.blogspot.com.

C U there!