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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).

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.

Things to be Thankful For

Friends, family, food.

I'll try to remember to take pictures.

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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, fluke; More

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.”

Happy Friday

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

Yup, life is good.

Happy Windsday

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

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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, paean, accolade, tribute More

Origin

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!

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.

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.

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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:

   expectancy, expectation, excitement, suspense 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).

Happy Friday

An exhausted but happy friday to you, world.

Gun Power Treason and Plot

Remember, remember...

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.

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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"

Happy Friday