April 14, 2005
mulligan
Got a ride with TheLion to watch some tv at LeTigress's house. On the way there, we passed a sign that had these words:
Indeed, live bait available at that particular home. In the instance I observed, the sign was hand painted and hanging near the mailbox. What this indicates to me is that there is a person scooping up the bait. Yes, indeed. It's the old fashioned service that we all desire. Unless it's too damned far away or too early in the morning. Then it's time to bring in the convenience factor.
Why do I write about live bait? It's because I love the word sawbelly. It doesn't feel sharp and pointy when I say it. It feels smooth and flippy--like a fish. Then there's minnow. Another great word. It darts from front to back and then front again in my mouth when I say it. Try it out. Minnow
So I decided that there must be other words that I loved. Earmuff is one. I like the phrase roosting in rafters. Metamorphose and apotheosis are winners in my book. Along with plethora (which sound like feathers) and veritable (really and truly a great word).
And the title today, mulligan means this: a free shot sometimes given a golfer in informal play when the previous shot was poorly played. Someone on the Vernal Board of Directors indicated that we should call our poor decision a mulligan.
I'll call anything a mulligan, as long as I say it out loud.
But I must now hasten to bed. I entreat the heavens that I not somnambulate, lest I impale my fingerous appendages on a tack.
Posted by dotty at April 14, 2005 11:13 PM