It’s a matter of taste…
In rereading Fungible People, I was reminded of Modern Love by David Bowie. And I was reminded of my changing interior design aesthetic.
Fungible people.
fun·gi·ble
–adjective Law.
(esp. of goods) being of such nature or kind as to be freely exchangeable or replaceable, in whole or in part, for another of like nature or kind.
Scouser reminded me tonight where I got this word… Thanks go out to HSLawStudent [...]
Change
Had an IM conversation yesterday with Savior and it got me thinking. About the housing industry. And rivers.
I swear!
What things are so bad that it is taboo to mention them? Oddly enough, none of those things I can think of are swear words.
Heavy.
When we want to give expression to a dramatic situation in our lives, we tend to use metaphors of heaviness. We say that something has become a great burden to us. We either bear the burden or fail to go down with it, we struggle with it, win or lose. And Sabina - what had [...]
Ask.
So, a couple of days ago, I went on a rant. No, I didn’t post it. It was a list of complaints that don’t really do anyone any good, although it did feel good to vent my frustrations.
Some people have all the luck, and I am one of them…
I’ve got it pretty good. Granted, I’ve been a little down-in-the-dumps lately, but, generally speaking, I have a pretty terrific life.
What words don’t you use?
http://niquette.com/books/101words/101words.htm
[I'll be updating this as the thoughts come to me...]
Open
There was an article in the New York Times today.
I’m still sussing out what this article is trying to say, and comparing it to my own experiential evidence. I think it is noteworthy that all the couples were from a specific region: the Bay area. I find it a stretch to apply their numbers [...]
Peterpandemonium
This is in response to an article I stumbled upon…
For the record, I do not believe that I am a paragon of maturity.
I contrast myself to my mother, who has been mature since she was 6. When she was a child, she worried about how her parents would manage to feed and clothe the [...]
