Happy Wednesday All, Happy Lent to all who are starting that time of year. Hope you have a good one. I always thought that was an oxymoron (I love the word "oxymoron" by the way) until I understood what it meant to have a "good Lent". It means growing and learning about oneself and working on becoming a better person--so when you do that, it's a good thing, right? So, that's why I say Happy Lent. And, even if you aren't a Lent practitioner, there's still something to be said for growing as a person. For learning from your mistakes and trying to be a better person. Okay, so on another note, what are you reading these days? (if you look in the margin of this blog it'll tell you what I'm reading). Have A Wonderful Wednesday!

Good Evening All! Is it just me, or are words some of the coolest inventions? You can have two words that sound the same that are spelled differently and have completely different meanings. Now, how awesome is that? Or, a word can bring forth an image that can either scare you, delight you, or make you want to fall in love. For example: the word 'fang'. What images do you get when you see/hear that word? A vampire? A snake? A dog? A werewolf? Or maybe some other beast? Or if you take the word 'flat'. Do you think of a surface? A tone of voice? A souffle? (pardon the lack of accent mark, when I tried to copy over from my word processor my Internet would quick working and not do it, and I don't know how to put in one on here). Or what if you heard the word 'amour'? What images does that wrought in your head? Words are powerful. They can invoke images, emotions, set a scene. It's pretty incredible. (At least as far as I'm concerned). Granted, I'm ...