tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536895335969103038.post2267759043962403147..comments2024-03-28T14:44:52.307-06:00Comments on BLD in MT : Living a Simple Life in This Interconnected World: Book Review: The Illustrated Book of SayingsBLD in MThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06449967376288331137noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536895335969103038.post-38907057293702313332017-04-10T17:26:53.336-06:002017-04-10T17:26:53.336-06:00Darci!!! You make my day with your addition of &q...Darci!!! You make my day with your addition of "zombie," to my mental databank on this topic. Seriously. That one is totally new to me. No one else has ever mentioned it--and I've asked my fair share of folks, too!<br /><br />As it happens, just yesterday one of my students was reading manga at the desk so I borrowed it for a minute. You're right. That would take me some getting used to!!<br /><br />(Also, I beg your pardon for ignoring you so long. Somehow I failed to notice I hadn't moderated any comments since last year!! I was startin' to wonder where my friends had all gone...only to discover it was me being a dummy.)BLD in MThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06449967376288331137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536895335969103038.post-90448679639323890122017-04-10T17:24:53.824-06:002017-04-10T17:24:53.824-06:00We share a mutual fascination with words, language...We share a mutual fascination with words, language, and the history of those. SO fascinating! <br /><br />(Also, I beg your pardon for ignoring you so long. Somehow I failed to notice I hadn't moderated any comments since last year!! I was startin' to wonder where my friends had all gone...only to discover it was me being a dummy.)BLD in MThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06449967376288331137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536895335969103038.post-25236504541074273082017-01-04T12:52:43.945-07:002017-01-04T12:52:43.945-07:00I grew up calling the (delicious, amazing, mortify...I grew up calling the (delicious, amazing, mortifying, coma-inducing) combination of all the sodas in the fountain a "zombie". And the correct ratio of orange soda to everything else was VERY important. I'm from about an hour north of Billings and a few hours south of Sidney, so take from that what you will. <br /><br />Additionally, if the swapping of reading the right page first messed with you, try reading some manga! :)Darcihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17682105408319177109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2536895335969103038.post-63800481970285304702016-12-06T13:13:42.423-07:002016-12-06T13:13:42.423-07:00I loved reading the pages you highlighted...and fi...I loved reading the pages you highlighted...and finding the new word Petrichor...and then looking up it's etymology...The word is constructed from Greek, petra, meaning "stone", + ichor, the fluid that flows in the veins of the gods in Greek mythology...so fun...Thanks for sharing...<br /><br />~Have a lovely day!affectioknithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00956694289800463441noreply@blogger.com