Dakota
Dakota: (n) a former territory in the United States—in 1889 divided into North Dakota and South Dakota. I spent nine days in the Dakotas. I only did it once. Please don’t misunderstand—my singular...
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Dad: (n) informal for father. It’s really two stories. There was the story that should have happened and then, the tale that truly unfolded. It is impossible for me to be an unbeliever. I don’t think...
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Cross-reference: (n) a reference from one part of a book, index, or the like, to related material, as a word or illustration, in another part. I think there are three. Yes, there are three books that I...
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Craftsmanship: (n) the skill possessed by a craftsman “Oh…are you still writing your little blogs?” she asked me, having obviously just taken a fresh batch of condescension out of her oven. I simply...
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Contest: (n) a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize. I have been accumulating definitions, perusing the Internet and overhearing conversations, speeches and diatribes. I...
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Consideration: (n) careful thought, typically over a period of time Since you are not privy to my thoughts, I need to comprehend that you may misunderstand my thinking. This is consideration. Since...
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Consider: (v) to think carefully about something A lily. Let me consider this… A carpenter who talks to his friends about considering lilies. Certainly the more macho factions of our society might...
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Conclusion: (n) a judgment or decision reached by reasoning. I have come to the conclusion that the more conclusions you come to, the less likely it is that you will actually arrive at a conclusion....
View ArticleComedy
Comedy: (n) entertainment intended to make an audience laugh The least humorous thing that can be done is to have a discussion about comedy. So since I find myself writing an essay on the subject, you...
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Coalesce: (v) come together and form one mass or whole. “Can you get behind this?” People are always asking me that. They think they have found a noble cause and they want to enlist my support so as...
View ArticleClock
Clock: (n) a mechanical or electrical device for measuring time Tick-tock. Actually, I’ve never heard a clock do a “tock.” But many times, one has ticked me off. I hate time–even though I have to...
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Clap: (v) to applaud I have spent much of my human journey with two little toes in heaven and the rest of my footage on Earth. Those two little toes did not go to market. They went to church. It’s...
View ArticleChronological
Chronological: (adj) description of event in order As long as you’re alive, you can keep the chronological events of your journey in order–even when people insist “you misremembered.” (One of the...
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Chock-full: (adj) filled to overflowing I ended up being a father to many sons. This doesn’t qualify me as an expert, but eventually it rescued me from the dangerous status of novice. You can always...
View ArticleChicanery
Chicanery: (n) the use of trickery I keep finding closets. Little tiny storage places inside my soul where I’ve tucked away mistakes, vices and little lies–so therefore I don’t feel the need to...
View ArticleBurger
Burger: (n) short for hamburger Everybody’s looking for good. But somewhere on that journey, a conflict arises between the idea of what is good and what tastes good. Trying to apply angelic mannerisms...
View ArticleBlew
Blew: (v) past tense of blow There is great human wisdom in refusing to allow others to rob us of our moment of honesty. If they need to extract the truth from us, we will lose all the brownie points...
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Bellow: (v) to emit a deep loud roar, typically in pain or anger. I do not really want to hear what you have to say about how you hear what I have to say. That’s the truth. All my ways seem right to...
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Belligerent: (adj) hostile and aggressive. I began my journey to becoming a better human being the day I realized that nothing can really offend me unless I privately fear that it’s true. In other...
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Belief: (n) an acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists. “Stacks.” It is a word connoting an accumulation of stuff. It’s supposed to be impressive. Why? There is a lot of it and it...
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