Looking

Looking past
the dark corners
of the mind
into black depths
of what once
was a soul
~
one finds shreds
of memories
a touch here
a look there
somethings buried
forgotten, on purpose
~
and then there's
that look
that peek
into the empty
out of the blue
just being there
~
can you see it
without looking
can you hear it
without sound
can you feel it
without touching
~
have you
known me
all this time
were you hiding
from me or am I
hiding from you
~
and
are we
succeeding
in being
without
expecting
~
or
are we
bleeding
for being
who we are
without wanting to

Vehicle Breakdown

Just writing a quick note to say I'm doing fine and am still around. I had my vehicle breakdown last week and it's still not fixed. I've been staying at a friends house who is a mechanic and we are trying to get the beast fixed.

Hopefully we can figure it out soon so I can get back to my own house.

Hope everyone is safe and happy!

Word Of The Day

The Word of the Day for January 17 is:

consanguineous \kahn-san-GWIN-ee-us\ adjective

: of the same blood or origin; specifically : descended from the same ancestor

Example sentence:
Brent hadn't believed that the man who claimed to be his long-lost cousin was telling the truth, but the documents proved that the two men were consanguineous.

Did you know?
"Consanguineous" is part of a family of "blood" relatives that all descend from the Latin noun "sanguis," meaning "blood." Some of these relatives are found on the literal branch of the family tree, as "exsanguination," a term for the draining or removal of blood. Others are on the figurative side of the family, such as "sanguine," a word that can mean "bloodred" or "ruddy" but that is more often used with the meaning "cheerful" or "optimistic." There is also "sangfroid," a French word (literally meaning "cold blood") that was borrowed into English to refer to self-control under stress. "Consanguineous" relies on the "kinship" sense of "blood," bringing together "sanguis" with the Latin prefix "con-," meaning "with," to form a word used to describe two or more organisms that descend from the same ancestor.

Word Of The Day

The Word of the Day for January 16, 2007 is:

perceptible • \per-SEP-tuh-bul\ • adjective • french

: capable of being perceived especially by the senses

Example Sentence:
The smell of onions in the kitchen was barely perceptible to me, but Laura found it overwhelmingly pungent.

Did you know?
If something is "perceptible," you can "capture" it with your senses. "Perceptible" traces back to the Latin word "capere," which means "to take," combined with the prefix "per-," which means "thoroughly." It shares the "capere" part of its ancestry with a number of other English words related to seizing or being seized, including "capture," "captor," "captivate," and even "catch."

Smulch's Note: The above is according to Merriam-Webster, My research dug up the following; Late Latin translation of perceptible is perceptibilis or to perceive. Modern translation of perceptible is percipere or to break it down like they did, the "per" prefix, which in modern Latin means throughout or thoroughly, and the base word of "cipere" is to receive, welcome, or take in.
The Modern definition of percipere is; To lay hold of, seize, to collect, gather, harvest, gain, with the senses, to feel mentally, to learn, grasp, understand.

The only place I can link perceptible to percapere is Merriam-Webster.

Man In The Mirror

When you get all you want and you struggle for self,
and the world makes you king for a day,
then go to the mirror and look at yourself
and see what that man has to say.
For it isn't your mother, your father or wife
whose judgment upon you must pass,
but the man, whose verdict counts most in your life
is the one staring back from the glass.
He's the fellow to please,
never mind all the rest.
For he's with you right to the end,
and you've passed your most difficult test
if the man in the glass is your friend.
You can fool the whole world,
down the highway of years,
and take pats on the back as you pass.
But your final reward will be heartache and tears
if you've cheated the man in the glass.
~Anonymous

Word Of The Day

The Word of the Day for January 15, 2007 is:

amuse-bouche • \AH-mooz-BOOSH\ • noun • French
: a small complimentary appetizer offered at some restaurants

Example Sentence:
"Meals start with a complimentary amuse-bouche and basket of bread with a ramekin of herb butter." (Linda Bladholm, The Miami Herald, November 30, 2006)

Did you know?
In French, "amuse bouche" means literally "it amuses the mouth." The French were using "amuse-bouche" as a word for appetizers when English speakers embraced the culinary term almost a quarter of a century ago. The French are more likely to use their term "amuse-geule" for those tasty tidbits, however; and in English "amuse-bouche" has a special meaning. It's not just any appetizer! Typically, it's a tiny complimentary one that seems to have taxed the creative powers of the chef to the utmost for the amusement of the diners (e.g., a tiny beet-puree-filled taco; a tiny square of halibut-and-salmon cake; fig molasses on a tiny cube of goat cheese).

Hermit

I'm stuck in hermit mode and don't really want to be here.
I have no drive to get out and do anything.
I want to, but just can't seem to get there.

A friend temporized that maybe I'm hiding from fear of pain inflicted by the world.
Maybe
If that's the case, and you didn't want to be a hermit, how would you change it?
Any other people out there get stuck in hermit mode and don't like it?
How do you cope with it? What do you do to get out of it?