Saturday, November 30, 2013

Word of the Week

car·tog·ra·phy
kärˈtägrəfē/
noun
noun: cartography
  1. 1.
    the science or practice of drawing maps.
Origin
mid 19th cent.: from French cartographie, from carte ‘map, card’ (see card1) + -graphie(see -graphy).

Friday, November 29, 2013

Happy (Black) Friday

Rather than try to be witty or fill the space with music, I'm just going to link to Joe Poz's article on what sort of days get "Black" attached to them.

My wife is at work, but I get the day off.

Thursday, November 28, 2013

Things to be Thankful For

Friends, family, food.

I'll try to remember to take pictures.

Saturday, November 23, 2013

Word of the Week

ser·en·dip·i·ty
ˌserənˈdipitē/
noun
noun: serendipity; plural noun: serendipities
  1. 1.
    the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
    "a fortunate stroke of serendipity"
    synonyms:(happy) chance, (happy) accident, flukeMore
Origin
1754: coined by Horace Walpole, suggested by The Three Princes of Serendip, the title of a fairy tale in which the heroes “were always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things they were not in quest of.”

Friday, November 22, 2013

Happy Friday

It's Friday; it's pay day; it's free tickets to see Minor Alps day.

Yup, life is good.

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Happy Windsday



I believe that was the week that just blew by me...


Saturday, November 16, 2013

Word of the Week

pan·e·gyr·ic
ˌpanəˈjirik/
noun
noun: panegyric; plural noun: panegyrics
  1. 1.
    a public speech or published text in praise of someone or something.
    "Vera's panegyric on friendship"
    synonyms:eulogy, speech of praise, paeanaccoladetribute More
Origin

Friday, November 15, 2013

Happy Friday



It's been a long time coming, but it's finally Friday. Make it happy.
We can. We will.

Update 1:44 pm:
I just found out that I won tickets to see Minor Alps at World Cafe Live next Friday.
Happy Friday indeed!


Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Open Mic Night

It's been a long day, but it's finally time to head over to Hazel and Wren for Open Mic night.

Monday, November 11, 2013

This I Love

I love the 3 Things visual writing prompt that Hazel & Wren post each week.

I like it more than a traditional prompt because it doesn't push me into a story-box. I can bring whatever emotions to the picture I'd like.

Saturday, November 9, 2013

Word of the Week

an·tic·i·pa·tion
anˌtisəˈpāSHən/
noun
noun: anticipation; plural noun: anticipations
  1. 1.
    the action of anticipating something; expectation or prediction.
    "her eyes sparkled with anticipation"
    synonyms:expectancyexpectationexcitementsuspense More
    • MUSIC
      the introduction in a composition of part of a chord that is about to follow in full.
Origin
late Middle English: from Latin anticipatio(n-), from the verb anticipare (see anticipate).

Friday, November 8, 2013

Happy Friday



An exhausted but happy friday to you, world.

Monday, November 4, 2013

Updating My Bio

I'm a Staff Writer once again for Pinstripe Alley.

It's a nice thing to be able to go home again. I feel really honored that the staff agreed to let me come back as an analyst and to write on my own schedule.

I'm looking forward to really dedicating my baseball work to Pinstripe Alley and focusing ...andalittlewine... on books and my little life adventures.

Saturday, November 2, 2013

Word of the Week

o·ver·pay
ˌōvərˈpā/
verb
verb: overpay; 3rd person present: overpays; past tense: overpaid; past participle: overpaid; gerund or present participle: overpaying
1.
pay (someone) too highly.
"many fans think our top players are overpaid"