by PJColando | Aug 28, 2013 | Purpose
ogophile PRONUNCIATION: (LOG-uh-fyl) MEANING: noun: One who loves words. That’s OGOPHILE, not Francophile. C’est Moi. Et vous? My wonderful hubby, Larry, would say he’s an OGLER and lover of me, who is addicted to words. He supports my habit, and I...
by PJColando | Aug 19, 2013 | Purpose
hyperbolic MEANING: adjective: 1. Of or pertaining to hyperbole. 2. Of or pertaining to hyperbola. ETYMOLOGY: From Greek hyperbole (excess), from hyperballein (to exceed), from hyper- + ballein (to throw). Earliest documented use: 1646, 1676. (wow – before there...
by PJColando | Aug 14, 2013 | Purpose
It was 8 years ago today…that we saw Paul McCartney in concert. Well, not quite, the event was the second weekend in November. But it comes to mind now, and I can’t wait to share the joyous remembrance. Especially because Paul and his band wowed the...
by PJColando | Aug 1, 2013 | Purpose
Back home in Indiana I reveled in all things 4-H. It was a way to fill the long hours of summer in a very small town. Baking yeast rolls to perfection, stitching just so, and lumbering around in an old car taking ridiculous photos under the guise of art. Holiday...
by PJColando | Jul 29, 2013 | In the Pink, Purpose
1. I am a Blue Butt. 2. But I’m not what you think. 3. I am a crossbreed of Hampshire and Yorkshire Pigs. 4. I wallow in puddles and baths of mud 5. But not for reasons you think. 6. I don’t perspire to release body heat. I need to maintain my cool 7....
by PJColando | Jul 24, 2013 | In the Pink, Purpose
A few years ago I experienced dissolution of a family that I thought I’d had. I mourned and felt terrible – until I remembered my favorite Beatle, Paul. He was the odd man out in the dissolution of the Fab Four, the apparent lone ranger like me....
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