WOTD – April 26th, 2007: Facetious

facetious (fuh-SEE-shus) adjective Jocular or humorous, often inappropriately. [From Latin facetus (witty).] Marvin didn’t realize that his comments about the weight Joan had put on over the last two weeks were a sad attempt at being humorous, and instead just came off as being facetious and hurtful. Joan sighed in frustration at her husband’s lack [...]

WOTD – April 24th, 2007: caesious

caesious (SEE-zee-uhs) adjective Bluish or grayish green. [From Latin caesius, probably from caelum (sky).] After eating eight or nine oysters, one lobster tail, and what was sure to be two dozen clams and having drank five beers, Bill started to look caesious around the edges. His moan of discontent, the clutch of his arms around [...]

Bussing It… a writer’s moment

Before I started carpooling everyday with the husband, I took the bus to and from work, and I found that was absolutely the best time for me to get some writing done. I can’t be at my computer, and I’m trapped for about 30 to 45 minutes in one confined area with nothing better to [...]

WOTD – April 23rd, 2007: Abstemious

abstemious (ab-STEE-mee-uhs) adjective Sparing, especially in matters of eating and drinking. [From Latin abstemius, from ab- (from) + temetum (liquor).] Susan never thought that she would become such an abstemious person after living a life sure to be labeled gluttonous. But once seeing the movie Super Size Me, she had decided that eating and drinking [...]