Memory
I do not have a good memory. That’s probably far too gentle a way to put it. My memory is downright deplorable, to be honest. Some may falsely observe this as “selective memory”, but I assert that I simply have below average recall in every aspect of the word. It’s not the caliber of forgetfulness … Continue reading
Fear
Peladophobia: fear of baldness and bald people. Aerophobia: fear of drafts. Porphyrophobia: fear of the color purple. Chaetophobia: fear of hairy people. Levophobia: fear of objects on the left side of the body. Dextrophobia: fear of objects on the right side of the body. Auroraphobia: fear of the northern lights. Calyprophobia: fear of obscure meanings. … Continue reading
Worry
A young boy was driving a hay-rack down the road when the wagon fell over in front of a farmer’s house. The farmer came out, saw the young boy crying and said, “Son, don’t worry about this, we can fix it. Right now dinner’s ready. Why don’t you come in and eat with us and … Continue reading
Victory
In my music theory class this morning, we were discussing harmonic and melodic scales as they related to specific church modes and so on. Our professor explained with great detail and passion not only the mechanics of how to write and play such scales, but the importance of truly understanding precisely why they work the … Continue reading
.the sword and the plowshare. 