WEEK THREE of JANUARY....Day 18

 

When I saw the word for January 17th, the words for the two pieces just came to me. 

Actually this is a truth about me; let us call it memoir free style poems. I’m not going to give a full description of my life but let’s say I know these two people and I did what I had to do.  Yes, I felt much better afterwards. 

I know many of us have met or known cantankerous people. They have no reason that they are this way. It’s sometimes hard to change.  

When I think of cantankerous people the two guys in the audience on the “Muppet Show” come to my mind.  Now they were funny.  

Yesterday as I read my latest book, the author used the word cantankerous.  It seems I’m now looking to see if I can find any of the odd words while I read. It has been quite interesting.  I’ll keep you posted which ones I find daily or for that matter other odd words I find.  

Today is Monday and Martin Luther King day is being celebrated; a national holiday for many.  Banks are closed today as well as no mail service and many off from school and work.  All in all many had a three day weekend.  

With January being half-over now, my thoughts turn to February.  All of us February Birthday Queens are looking forward for twenty-eight days of our birthday month.  Last year we had twenty-nine days, then lockdowns began in March. 

So I really think February was the last  anyone celebrated the for whole month. 

This week my husband is celebrating his birthday week.  He doesn’t like doing a whole month, so he just does a week.  Today is day one with his birthday on Friday.

Enjoy your Monday.  

Until tomorrow....don’t let cantankerous people get to you; and as always Stay Safe. 

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                         FINAL ACT 

The two guys were so cantankerous

Finding fault with her at every turn

She felt she could not please them 

Fining her ever meeting night 

    for every little thing possible 

And vetoing everything she wanted to do

Sounding like two old nags with their

     ‘NAYS’

              ‘NAYS’

                        ‘NAYS’

Not able to take it anymore she spoke her 

       mind

Getting her comeuppance she tendered her 

     resignation 

“I’ll just be a CCM (card carrying member) 

        from here on in” 

 Head held high she walked out of the 

          meeting  

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                     KNOW-IT-ALLS 

Trying to skedaddle from the two 

   cantankerous guys

Don’t want to listen to their codswallop 

   about how cattywampus they think I am

Just two old codgers full of malarkey 

Trying to put the kibosh to my reign of head 

     of the organization this year 

 Fiddle-dee-dee I say to those fuddy-duddy 

      fellows

Who think a woman can’t be as good as a 

    man in this position 

WEEK TWO of NEW YEAR....Day 17

 

I loved the word for Saturday, January 16th; the word HINKY. There were few meanings for the word; adjective....dishonest and suspect, unreliable. The slang definition  I found is a nervous jittery feeling.  That’s the one I liked best. I’ve used the word with both definitions in the pieces I composed. 

I did the third as an acrostic about person going to a karaoke.  I use to enjoy karaoke but after awhile it got old and boring. Same people, same songs and same ones who complain they are on a waiting list to sing. 

The short piece I did, the four lines tell the story of the narrator’s thought of her blind date.  

The first piece came to me about a guy having to pay up on a bet.  I can imagine him sitting in a club (especially veterans club) in the outrageous outfit cause he lost the bet.  

It also could be about a guy getting initiated into a club where, yes, he has to look like this.  I’ve been around people who had to do odd stuff such as this.  Well I’ve never act seen it but I heard stories from a few guys.  

I’m sure people seeing them would think ok that’s weird or hinky. 

I hope you all enjoy your Sunday.  

Until tomorrow....have a great day and as always Stay Safe.  

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                  GUY AT THE CLUB 

I got a hinky feeling when first I saw the guy

 He acted really normal though so I couldn't   

    figure out why 

He wore a hot pink shirt and shorts 

    and a bright pink silky tie

 A cherry red feather boa around his neck 

     he wrapped

I couldn’t take my eyes off him and thought 

    his mind had snapped 

Found out he lost a bet with friends that’s 

     why he looked so kinky  

And here I thought all along that he was just 

      so hinky 

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                  THE BLIND DATE 

She thought he looked kind of iffy

Sporting clothes that were a bit spiffy

His cologne overpowering and stinky

She knew he was definitely hinky

        Her blind date! 

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                   HINKY FEELING 

How was it possible that I felt so jittery

I appeared before groups before 

Needless to say the collywobbles got me

Karaoke won’t be so bad, I will prevail

Yet I’m afraid of the boos when I get done 

WEEK TWO of THE NEW YEAR....Day Sixteen

 

I loved to stay in bed late on a Saturday when I was employed; especially if I didn’t have to get up for overtime on Saturday.   Usually it was Sunday I’d sleep in as I would go to Mass on Saturday.   What I hated was and still do being asked dumb questions before my first cup of coffee.  Heck even now I like to sleep late at times. I’m up late reading, sometimes till two in the morning. What I hated was being asked even before I have coffee what my plans for the day are.  Also hate when my husband asks what do I want for lunch or dinner.  That can set off a hissy fit or a conniption.  Anymore, he waits till I’m getting my second cup of coffee then speaks to me.  

The word for January 15th was CONNIPTION. 

The two verses can ring true of many I know.  Although the second seems to really relate to me.  My husband can be up for hour or two before I get up.  Thank goodness he has the coffee made, after all I’ve read somewhere it says in the Bible men make coffee, HEBREWS.  Okay funny am I.  

The first verse just popped into my head while out yesterday.  It reminded me of a scene in a store a awhile back where a wife was arguing with her husband about something he picked up to purchase.  Evidently he got the wrong brand of something or another.  I heard just part of her words telling him he never does anything right she might as well do everything herself.  I felt like saying chill out but kept quiet.  So I wrote the piece about a couple arguing over dumb stuff. 

I have heard this CONNIPTION word over the years; heard it said to me and yes I’ve used it. 

So today is Saturday and I’m up doing this blog before eight in the morning.  Yes my husband had coffee ready so no conniption there.   

Until tomorrow...enjoy your weekend and as always Stay Safe. 

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                   SATURDAY AGAIN 

Stamping her feet....she huffed and 

     stomped  away 

Another nasty out burst....on another 

         Saturday 

To him it seemed all they did anymore was 

      fight

All because she thought he never could do 

       anything right

Explaining her mood he only had one 

      possible description 

It appeared she was just having a weekend 

     conniption 

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                  SATURDAY SLEEP IN

She made a scene....huffing and stomping 

     around the house

Her voice raised in a scary scream....as if 

      she saw a spider

The gibberish babbling words....he only 

       heard a few

All he asked her what was for lunch....logical 

      question he assumed 

But it was only ten in the morning....she did 

       not have her first cup of coffee yet

He could not comprehend the reason for      

    this conniption....after all he been up for     

            hours 

WEEK TWO of THE NEW YEAR....Day 15

 

  Short read today!

I love the word for January 14th, BLOVIATE. 

I am glad everyday to get the definition of the daily word; so I have an idea on its meaning. Of course I Google it too to see other meanings and synonyms.  After seeing this word I had it written in my mind what I wanted to say in my composed pieces. They popped in my head while out doing errands.  First all I could think of was the character from the TV show “Cheers” who’d droned on and on, Cliff Clavin.  I guess in a way I sort of had him in mind with the word. The first piece I wrote about is  someone going on and on and on.  People like that who don’t come up for air; don’t let anyone get a word in edgewise.  That was the concept of the second piece.  The second piece I did as an acrostic. A guy who has an opinion about everything and everyone who loves to hear his own voice. The girlfriend finally having enough as she gets no voice time.  The third piece was another short to the point three line story.  A fun word indeed today.  I think I’ll use it more often than bag of wind or gas bag to describe certain people. 

It’s Friday finally.  As I’m retired it’s just another day for me.  

So it’s mid-month today at noon; since there’s thirty-one days in January and it’s January the fifteenth to me mid-month is noon today.  So far have you enjoyed learning new words?  Are there any you’re adding to your word list?

I think I bloviated enough today so I better skedaddle as I have errands to do; but first need to check the weather to see if I need to carry my bumbershoot. 

Until tomorrow....enjoy your Friday and as always Stay Safe. 

 

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                  YOU TALK TOO MUCH 

Blah....blah....blah

    Blah....blah....blah

Some just talk all day long

Blah....blah....blah

      Blah....blah....blah

Some think they’re right never wrong

Blah....blah....blah

      Blah....blah....blah 

I get most irate

Blah....blah....blah

    Blah....blah....blah 

At people who just bloviate 

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                         BLOVIATE 

Big bag of hot air....he prattled on constantly

Lest he give her a chance to voice her 

       point of view 

Opinionated pig headed individual was he 

Voicing his assumptions constantly began 

        to grate on her nerves

It seemed he had an opinion about everyone 

And he thought he knew everything 

Talking at such length she could not get a 

      word in edgewise 

Eventually when she did it’ll be the last 

   words she’d ever say to him....Goodbye 

       forever

              

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                      HER WISH 

He sure could bloviate....she rolled her eyes 

         at him 

He did not notice it.....he just kept on talking

She wished she never asked his opinion

WEEK TWO of THE NEW YEAR....Day 14

 

I never knew what they called that nauseous feeling one gets inside their stomach when nervous.  I only know I’ve had the COLLYWOBBLES on occasion.  It generally struck when I’d have to get up in front of people to speak.  Even taking public speaking classes in college did not help for years.  But, after speaking in front of groups, I seemed to become more confident; I did not feel sick in my stomach before getting up in front of people.  

Many people suffer from nerves before getting up in front of a group to speak.  There are many remedies people try.  My favorite is to picture the crowd all dressed in their underwear.  Recently on a TV movie I heard to picture the group wearing clown suits.  All in all it seems to relax some people. 

I never heard the word COLLYWOBBLES until I received it as the odd word for January 13th.  If I saw it without definition attached, I’d think it would be a muddle feeling in the head; like head full of cobwebs. 

I wrote a simple four line piece about a guy getting an attack of the collywobbles as he started to propose.  It was simply; enough said. I wrote the first piece as being a truth about me.  It definitely was at one time. Now I have no problem to stand and read in front of groups or speak to a crowd. 

Think about yourself.  Do you have an issue with the nerves in the stomach at times?  I know stress situations can also cause this to occur.  How do you overcome it?

Today is Friday Eve! 

Until tomorrow....happy Thursday and as always Stay Safe! 

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              HAPPENS EVERY TIME

Speaking in public did make be nervous 

Giving me an uneasy feeling 

Anticipation of people staring at me

There was no rhyme or reason 

Once I stood and look out at the crowd

Felt like my mind would waffle

My stomach would begin to rumble

Having an attack of the COLLYWOBBLES

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                     NERVOUS TUMMY 

As he got down on bended knee

He got a nauseous feeling

How could he propose to her 

Knowing he was getting the collywobbles 

WEEK TWO of THE NEW YEAR....Day 13

 

I’ve heard the word gewgaw before but it’s been awhile.  GEWGAW was the odd word for January 12th.  I’ve had tawdry gewgaws in my life that is the truth.  Of course at the time I took them to be not gaudy but unique which I say is different.  In my mind unique is extremely different where gaudy is just plain ugly. 

I wrote the first verse as an acrostic where the woman is wearing an ugly piece of jewelry given to her by a boyfriend.  She knows it’s tawdry but wears it anyhow as not to upset him.  Of course myself wore things I found ugly but only once not to hurt anyone’s feeling; making sure I wore it around the person who gave it to me.  

I the second verse I wrote about the person in a store (thrift store) and the item catches their attention.  She ends up bickering the price by offering only five dollars.  

This was a fun word to use. 

I have to let you know this.  I was reading books in this series I’ve read before.  Well the other day two of the words from the odd word list was used.  The first comeuppance and the other skedaddle.  Now I’m looking to see if I’ll find others as I go along. 

Even though I had heard the words before the odd word challenge this month I don’t recall ever seeing them used or if so paid no attention. 

Are you a reader? If so look to see if you find odd words in your readings. 

Until next time....happy hump day and as always Stay Safe.  

 

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                   GAUDY GEWGAW

Gaudy could not describe the trinket 

Everyone stared at the broach she wore 

What was he thinking buying such a thing

Glittery, sparkling and twinkling the gewgaw

An ostentatious piece of jewelry 

Which she’d never purchase for herself 

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                      THE PURCHASE 

She knew that she would probably squabble

Over the price of the tawdry bauble

The glimmering trinket in the display case

Displayed on the old black scarf of lace 

It was the gaudiest item there for sure

But she could not get away from its lure

This gewgaw intrigued her for some odd 

        reason

As it would be perfect to wear for the 

       Halloween season 

The silvery black and orange rhinestone 

       spider broach 

So towards the salesperson she made her      

       approach 

And offered five dollars to purchase both 

The garish gewgaw and lovely scarf 

WEEK TWO of THE NEW YEAR....Day 12

 

It seems when I go out to eat especially at places I frequent most, I seem to know exactly what I plan to order ahead of time.  Of course one particular place depends if it’s a Thursday or Friday when they make chowder and serve it in a bread bowl. Another place depends also if it’s a Friday for their petite sirloin and grilled shrimp (surf and turf day).  I don’t usually stray from what I order.  Guess you can say I’m a creature of habit.  The same goes for when I order pizza; always mushrooms and pepperoni or mushrooms and bell pepper.  Breakfast at my favorite haunt is the cheese omelette and crispy bacon with home fries and rye toast. I’m a creature of habit, I say again. 

So it was interesting doing the first piece on yesterday’s word about a  person having options looking at the dinner menu.  The second piece focuses around a person out for their birthday and going off the calorie count for a day. 

The word for Monday, January 11th was COLLOP.  I read the definition provided by the word challenge person, but I always like to research if there are other meanings listed out there.  Odd that I did find another meaning which was interesting. It stated that COLLOP (Irish: cológ) is a measure of land to graze one cow.  I decided to stick with the definition given by the person providing the challenge words that COLLOP is a slice or piece preferably meat.  My internet research brought up recipes for many dishes.  None that I’d be having at any time soon.  

I’m enjoying reading how the others in the challenge are doing with the words.  Every person has a different style of phasing things.  It is what makes a daily writing challenge fun and interesting.  

Until tomorrow....enjoy your day.  Time for a collop of bacon and as always Stay Safe. 

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                       UNDECIDED 

        

Can not make up my mind what to order 

Of course I could have a collop of steak 

Little collops of lobster....to be surf and turf 

Loaded baked potato with sour cream 

Or an order of loaded tater tots 

Possibilities endless as I look at the menu

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                 CALORIE COUNT 

Sour cream on my baked potato just a 

        dollop

As I enjoy it with my steak and lobster      

        collops

And the veggies that are grilled to        

        perfection 

Give me a salad first and garlic bread

A glass of wine, not white but red

Then for dessert a cross selection

      of tasty pies and cakes

It’s my birthday so I’ll celebrate 

Counting calories today, I take a break

And begin my diet again tomorrow