Memory Monday

I’m frequently struck by random memories that seem to come from nowhere. Events or days from my youth… so long ago…and yet they appear to me crisp and in focus. I’ve decided to give Mondays to them, which should help me make time to do this delicious thing called writing.

This past week as my husband propelled us down the highway for a quick trip to Costco, I recalled a small, inexpensive toy that was pretty prolific back in the day. I think they were called “clickers.”

Shaped like bugs or other characters, they were made of molded metal with a stiff piece that could be “popped” with one’s thumb to make a clicking sound.  My car roof makes the same type of sound in a really good car wash when it hits the blow dry section, only much louder. Does anyone else remember these clicker toys?

I did mention this might be random, right?

Do you have a pen?

I have been so busy lazy about writing. I’m feeling the urge… the need to “put pen to paper”–as they used to say.

I just attended my 30th high school reunion, where I bemoaned to Steve Arkle, my favorite English teacher (EVER!), the loss of hand writing in school, and what a sad thing that is.

So you can imagine my delight when Moment Matters posted this lovely piece. Just had to share…

Tangibilitate Your Utilization Potential

Reblogged from The Daily Post:

A character in a book I'm reading right now uses a nasty sort of corporate speak in which he actually says things like "tangibilitate your utilization potential" and frequently utters "use" and then corrects self-consciously to "utilize." He's trying to use big words to sound smart, and the result of course is that he sounds foolish.

Thankfully, not too many of us go quite as far as this character, but it's not too uncommon for us to substitute words or phrases that strike us as fancier or smarter for simpler ones.

Read more… 278 more words

Puffery... I know a few people who could use this information!