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Flâneur (French: [flɑnœʁ]) is a type of urban male "stroller", "lounger", "saunterer", or "loafer". This French term was popularized in the 19th century and has some nuanced additional meanings (including as a loanword into various languages,…
I have been telling my readers that I will get to deal with losing the comment section in my blog's previous incarnation. The hosting site decided to unilaterally remove the…
A man is cutting trees in the forest with a blunt ax. A fellow tells him it would be better if the axe is sharpened. Farmer says, I can't do…
For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne, we'll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne. I am at a stage where anticipatory anxiety is slowly…
Ellipsism is the term given to a sense of sadness one experiences when realizing that one won’t live to see the future. For example, an elderly person may be sad…
I came across these two classifications of smile in a recent episode of a TV show my wife and watch regularly. The handful of shows, mostly murder mysteries and police…
Please don't confuse why me with woe is me. Why do I say that? Read on. Why and me are two words as non-threatening as they can be. But put…