Interesting words: Nikhedonia

Nikhedonia is the pleasure derived from anticipating success.

Etymology

The death of the business trip

Every day in ABC (America before Corona) thousands and thousands of people would wake up, travel to some…

20, 40, 60 …. on acting my age

I’m 60 years old. That’s not that old. But it’s not that young, either. Some people who are my age…

A funny thing happened while reading some profiles

If you want to be ignored, don’t vote

I’ve been following politics a long time. I remember waiting up until I fell asleep, watching…

Different vs. problematic: Sleep, friends, kids and worry

Interesting words: Cubital

According to the OED, cubital has three meanings:

1. Of the length of a cubit 
 2a…

Interesting words: Conversableness

Conversable is an adjective that the OED defines in several similar ways, some marked as obsolete…

Lucky

Yesterday I stayed home and did the Gotham Writers Workshop Friday afternoon write in. They give you a prompt, you write, you read (if you want)…