”It’s only words and words are all I have to take your heart away…” as the BeeGees sang. These are words and short turns of phrases that for some reason appeal to me.   I am gathering them from notes and bits of paper I have collected from here and there.   Each one makes me smile or cry or remember.

And concerning words?   This is wholly true: Sticks and stones can break your bones, but words will REALLY hurt you.

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ipsissima verba

glorious (In, general, I like most words that end in “…ious”  such as victorious, spurious, furious…etc)

bucolic

iconoclasts (individuals of singular vision who have transformed the cultural landscape)

takes one to know one (this is such a true saying, for both good and bad…we recognize traits and the hearts of people because we see our own reflection.   The people I dislike the most are so much like the parts of myself I am trying to hide.   On the flip side, when you meet a kindred spirit, one who shares your passions and dreams and who “gets” you, you both know it immediately.)

domestic infelicities

bourgeouis to the bone

a state of happy vacuity

acidulous (bitter, sacrcastic speech)

flummoxed/flummery (meaningless flattery or nonsense)

pseudepigraphal   (spurious writings falsley attributed to biblical characters or times)

graphomaniacal (is this blog not proof of this very thing in my life?)

the convivial table   lively feasting and banqueting with good company

pertater soup fer dinner (from Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch)

propitiation (oh my goodness, I am learning a little about this currently…more to come!) UPDATE 6/5/07   So a few weeks ago, I “Wikipediaed” this word and the Greek word for it from the New Testament is the same as the Hebrew word for “Mercy seat!”   Propitiation is “satisfaction” in a very general sense.   Jesus “satisfied” the debt, the cost of our salvation…I tell you something is definitely brewing here!

“the elect lady and her children”   The 2nd epistle of John is addressed to her

eschew obfuscation

grace notes   those unexpected and beautiful embellishments that make the piece richer

“I understand” - because doesn’t being “misunderstood” just suck?

updated 8.12.08