Word of the Day 4/20/21 – “Cattywampus”

by Larry Hoke | Apr 20, 2021 | Blog Fun Challenges, Word of the day

This is a word I heard a lot growing up.  My paternal grandpa used it quite often.  Anything that was not lined up perfectly square, straight, or in line with a wall or line was “cattywampus” and HAD to be fixed.  He could not rest until he corrected the...

Word of the Day 4/4/21 – Kiss

by Larry Hoke | Apr 5, 2021 | Blog Fun Challenges, Word of the day

That first adolescent kiss is fraught with all sorts of emotion, confusion, and uncertainty bordering on panic. A million questions run thru a young mind.  Is she ready?  Am I  ready?  Will she let me or will she get mad? How do I start? All of this is enough to make...

Word of the Day – Accurate

by Larry Hoke | Apr 2, 2021 | Blog Fun Challenges, Word of the day

This is a day late but yesterday was an all-day paint day.  I finally have the bathroom put back together after the flood damage.  Before starting on the next part, I decided it was time to write a post while my mind was working on it.  I’m going to deal with a...

Word of the Day – Psithurism

by Larry Hoke | Feb 2, 2021 | Blog Fun Challenges, Word of the day

The word of the day is a noun and comes from the Greek word “psithuros” meaning whispering or slanderous.   It is pronounced (Sith-er-izm).  From what I can find it was used in the late 18th century.  The current English meaning refers to the wind rustling...

Word of the Day – Snow

by Larry Hoke | Jan 17, 2021 | Blog Fun Challenges, Word of the day

Having grown up in Ohio and spending six years in Northern Indiana, I am somewhat familiar with snow. Northern Indiana got a lot of it in what they call lake affect snow off of Lake Michigan, 90 miles to the west of where I lived. It wasn’t just a regular snow...

Word of the Day – “Reflect”

by Larry Hoke | Dec 26, 2020 | Blog Fun Challenges, Stories, Word of the day

You may see another post from Facebook, that deals with the same general idea. If you get too many similar post, my apologies – the subject just seems to want me to write today and look back on the past 14 years or so. This morning, I got a post from a fellow...