To celebrate my favorite time of year, we’ll be focusing on some thematic words of interest over the next 5 Mondays of October, beginning with today’s pairing, macabre and carnival. I hope that you enjoy the ride. Get it? Carnival? Enjoy the ride? Oh, forget it. Additional Quickfacts: Did you know that the season we … Read more
Originally posted to DudleyDanes.com 08/25/2023 Do you believe in luck? Destiny? Fate? I prefer to accept them all, though doing so strains my imagination at times. Today I had the chance to experience at least one of them, maybe even all of them when I met the Straw Woman. I must begin this with a … Read more
Originally posted on DudleyDanes.com 08/14/2023 If you’ve been reading my Dansian Disquisitions for a while now, you’ve no doubt noticed that I avoid basic Word of the Day-esque summaries. I know I’ve mentioned this before because my focus (as well as my interest) is on more than definitions to uncommon words. Still, I will sometimes … Read more
Originally posted to DudleyDanes.com 7/10/2023 Here’s something you may not know about me: I am a master tongue twister-er. I can say “Toy Boat” ten times in rapid succession. I can tell you what a woodchuck would do if said woodchuck was truly capable of chucking wood. I can tie a cherry stem in a … Read more