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A Place for the Odd Musings of an Expat Bristolian


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Icing on the lake

ICING ON THE LAKE

The red flag has popped

A Northern is on the line

Ice hole refreezes


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Frosted Flakes

FROSTED FLAKES

Forty point seven

inches of snow have fallen

this winter season


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Obscure words explained 80. – indicia

INDICIA

Signs, indications

even a distinctive mark.

Substitute for stamps

 


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Wash Day Woes

WASH DAY WOES

There’s  a little man

who lives inside my washer

turns clothes inside out


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Obsure words explained79. – philippic

PHILIPPIC

Searing critical

speech, like we hear about Trump.

Weary of his lies!


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A Few Words

HORT CONVERSATIONS

Short conversations

I tend  to speak in haiku

Funny isn’t it?

 

 


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A departure

As a departure from my usual scribblings about unusual U.K. place names and Obscure words, I thought it might be useful to write something about my philosophical point of view.
I suppose my motive is to be better understood by the casual reader. For those of you who follow my blog, I am grateful and for those of you who add personal insight through your comments, I am uplifted and inspired.
A cynic or was is a psychotherapist recently wrote that the reason people blog is that they want, desire, crave attention. I am not sure that I can accept this; since I view blogging to be more of a means to communicate intelligent information and dare, I say spark interaction with random people in the blogging universe.
We are I believe living in desperate times.
As a citizen and resident of the United States I fear for the country. Of which I am a naturalized citizen, but I now have doubts.
I am living in what is referred to as “my Autumn years”. I had great expectations but, sadly I am disillusioned. I find myself living in a country teetering on the edge of collapse because of a narcissistic corrupt president who does not understand the necessity to follow the rule of law and to act in a dignified manner when representing his country.
My alternatives are many but, the most natural would be to return to my homeland The United Kingdom of Great Britain. However, there is political upheaval there too; for which I have no comment as I am ignorant of all the facts.
Suffice it to say, I’ m in pain. I feel saddened and frustrated by the state of world affairs for which I have no solution and see no speedy resolution.
What has happened to reason? Why is it that people no longer seem to be thinking rationally?
Well, I’ll leave that up to you to answer. Thank you


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Obscure words explained 74. – mythomane

MYTHOMANE

Donald Trump is one

strong propensity to lie

or exagerate


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Minnesota Northwoods – Wintertime

I am looking at

silhouette of leafless trees

against dawn’s pale sky


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Obscure words explained 69. – shilly shally

SHILLY SHALLY

What is to be done

I am vacillitating

I can not decide