Yeah, you caught me. I'm a reader. And this week I've been posting quotes from Ken Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. If you missed this week's daily quotes, here they are all in one place. Enjoy: "He knew you can't be really strong until you can see the funny side of things." "You have to laugh at the things that hurt you just to keep yourself in balance, to keep the world from running you plumb crazy." “He won’t let the pain blot out the humor any more than he'll let the humor blot out the pain." "Shame, shame, shame! It's society's way of dealing with someone different." Missed one of my words of the day this week? Catch up right here. Follow me on Twitter to catch them fresh every day! 7/20 - WOTD: fantast \FAN-tast\ noun: A visionary or dreamer. || When you're too busy or cool to say the word fantastic. #AltDef 7/19 - WOTD: logomachy: (luh-GOM-uh-kee): noun: 1. A dispute about words. 2. A battle fought with words. || The secret life of logos. #AltDef 7/18 - WOTD: pochismo \poh-CHEEZ-moh\ noun: An English word or expression borrowed into Spanish. || When a man thinks his beer gut is sexy. #AltDef 7/17 - WOTD: mignon \min-YON\ adjective: Small and pretty. || Wearing meat as a hair accessory. #LadyGaga #AltDef 7/16- WOTD: pyrotechnics \pye-ruh-TEK-niks\ noun: a display of fireworks. || Accidentally setting your computer on fire. #geeksquadfiredept WOTD: pochismo \poh-CHEEZ-moh\ noun: An English word or expression borrowed into Spanish. || When a man thinks his beer gut is sexy. Hey Philly Fans, Catch me live 7pm, Friday, July 20th when I return for a second appearance on The Al Butler Show on 900 AM WURD! You can listen live, on the radio or internet. I recently had the pleasure of listening to the unabridged audiobook of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." If you missed any of the cool quotes I posted from it this week, catch up here. Follow me on Twitter to catch them fresh every day! "They can see he's due to be a problem." "You don't think you fully understand the public my friend. In this country when something is out of order, then the quickest way to get it fixed is the best way." "I had to keep in acting deaf if I wanted to hear at all." "Papa says if you don't watch it people will force you one way or the other into doing what they think you should do. Or into just being mule stubborn and doing the opposite out of spite." Ken Kesey "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" "Every time I see him put the bottle to his mouth he don't suck out of it. It sucks out if him." Missed one of my words of the day this week? Catch up right here. Follow me on Twitter to catch them fresh every day! 7/13: WOTD: vamp \vamp\ verb: To patch up; repair. || A character required to spend 50-75% of their on-screen time naked. #HBO #TrueBlood 7/12: WOTD: bruit \BROOT\ verb: report, rumor — usually used with about || A cheap men's cologne my grandmother wore. 7/11: WOTD: scotophobia: For 1: (sko-tuh-FOH-bee-uh) For 2: (ska-tuh-FOH-bee-uh): noun: 1. Fear of the dark. 2. Fear or hatred of Scottish people or culture. || Fear of Scott Bakula. 7/10: WOTD: unfettered \un-FET-erd\ adjective: free, unrestrained || When you go to someone's house and they don't offer you any food. 7/9: WOTD: larrup \LAR-uhp\ verb: To beat or thrash || When laryngitis has run its course. Special thanks to The Three Tomatoes for mentioning my latest blog, "Hot Wings, Wine & Moonshine" in their newsletter! xoxo |