And here is the Wannaskan Almanac for Word-Wednesday, May 2, 2018, brought to you by one of my Mom's favorite early-May admonitions: "You're wasting your life sitting there staring at that thing! Shut if off and go outside."
So I'll be brief.
May 2 is 122nd day of the year, with days remaining until the end of the year, and 334 days remaining until April Fools Day.
[So finish reading this post and get outside.]
Earth/Moon Almanac for May 2, 2018
Sunrise: 6:02am; Sunset: 8:40pm
Moonrise: 11:27pm Moonset: 7:55am, waning gibbous, 94% illuminated
[Get outside tonight and see the moon, too.]
Temperature Almanac for May 2, 2018
Average Record Today
High 58 84 63
Low 31 28 38
[Pretty nice! Get outside and enjoy it.]
May 2 Celebrations
National Truffle Day
[Go outside and find one.]
May Celebrations
Date Your Mate Month
[Take your date outside with you.]
May 2 Riddle
You throw away the outside and keep the inside,
then eat the outside and throw away the inside.
What is it?*
May 2 Notable historic events, literary or otherwise
1964 Mad Dog Vachon beats Verne Gagne in Omaha, to become NWA champ [Mad Dog was my next door neighbor in childhood; we spent all of our time outside.]
May 2 author/artist birthday
1817 Zikmund Kolešovský, Czech composer
1903 Benjamin Spock, American pediatrician, Common Sense Book of Baby Care
1915 Jan Hanus, Czech composer
1925 Svatopluk Havelka, Czech composer
Words I looked up this week: anoesis, compadrazgo, encomium, epistemic, fuller, pangolin, stevia, traduce
Today's edition of Wannaskan Almanac Word-Wednesday briefly examines word abbreviations. The Oxford English Dictionary contains an excellent reference list of abbreviations here for you to review when you come back inside to write sometime later this evening after you see the moon.
Risk, by Anais Nin
And then the day came,
when the risk
to remain tight
in a bud
was more painful
than the risk
it took
to blossom.
Spend more time outside being inspired than you did yesterday, go outside right now, and to stay outside - at least until you get called back in for supper.
*An ear of corn.
[You've read it all now; no more excuses. Go outside, and enjoy yourself.]
[So finish reading this post and get outside.]
Earth/Moon Almanac for May 2, 2018
Sunrise: 6:02am; Sunset: 8:40pm
Moonrise: 11:27pm Moonset: 7:55am, waning gibbous, 94% illuminated
[Get outside tonight and see the moon, too.]
Temperature Almanac for May 2, 2018
Average Record Today
High 58 84 63
Low 31 28 38
[Pretty nice! Get outside and enjoy it.]
May 2 Celebrations
National Truffle Day
[Go outside and find one.]
May Celebrations
Date Your Mate Month
[Take your date outside with you.]
May 2 Riddle
You throw away the outside and keep the inside,
then eat the outside and throw away the inside.
What is it?*
May 2 Notable historic events, literary or otherwise
1964 Mad Dog Vachon beats Verne Gagne in Omaha, to become NWA champ [Mad Dog was my next door neighbor in childhood; we spent all of our time outside.]
May 2 author/artist birthday
1817 Zikmund Kolešovský, Czech composer
1903 Benjamin Spock, American pediatrician, Common Sense Book of Baby Care
1915 Jan Hanus, Czech composer
1925 Svatopluk Havelka, Czech composer
Words I looked up this week: anoesis, compadrazgo, encomium, epistemic, fuller, pangolin, stevia, traduce
Today's edition of Wannaskan Almanac Word-Wednesday briefly examines word abbreviations. The Oxford English Dictionary contains an excellent reference list of abbreviations here for you to review when you come back inside to write sometime later this evening after you see the moon.
Risk, by Anais Nin
And then the day came,
when the risk
to remain tight
in a bud
was more painful
than the risk
it took
to blossom.
Spend more time outside being inspired than you did yesterday, go outside right now, and to stay outside - at least until you get called back in for supper.
*An ear of corn.
[You've read it all now; no more excuses. Go outside, and enjoy yourself.]
Ear of corn? I thought it was a Volkswagen.
ReplyDeleteAye, I was about to go outside when an eastern Palmvilleian arrived and stayed for a cup or two of coffee ... and a handful of almonds. We visited for about an hour, and even laughed a half dozen times, scrinching up our faces, opening our eyes, raising our eyebrows and then parting our lips ever so slightly their corners upward, we revealed our teeth in a friendly way, uttering spontaneous "Hahahas" and "Hohohos" at appropriate junctures in the conversation. What a time--indoors--we had. Thanks for your advice anyway.
ReplyDeleteI didn't guess the riddle.
ReplyDeleteThe riddle was fun, even though, like John, it eluded me. As you know, we do spend a great deal of time outdoors, thanks to our faithful friend, Willa. As far as the words you looked up last week, I chafe that you didn't provide definitions so could all become the wiser. Also, I enjoyed WannaskaWriter's parry about the joys of staying inside. I do, however, chafe at your presentation of a poem; like the Chairman I am paranoid that you are stealing my Monday Thunder. Contrarily, I may have started something: my poems have prompted many of you WW's to appreciate the form, and even try your own hand at the words and form from heaven. Three Hip-Hip-Hurrahs for me? Yours, JPS
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