When my brothers and I were little and fighting or fidgeting in the car, say, my dad would tell us “Stop faunching around!” We knew what he meant from the context, although apart from him, our mom, and maybe some other relatives, nobody else ever used that word. It started to seem that my dad had made it up. [...]
Ok — we know this puppy was not easy. This Fun Monday assignment was to choose your favorite words or words. And the trouble is – it’s hard to choose. We bloggers love all words. But luckily, these are words and not people so we don’t have to worry about offending the words we didn’t [...]
The following is based on actual events. No names have been changed to protect the innocent. The Scene: A beautiful late Sunday afternoon in the suburbs. Father and youngest son, Chase, age 8, are out at the last Cub Scout meeting of the year. I, mother, am in the kitchen packing up a picnic dinner. [...]
