http://www.shopliftwindchimes.com/blog/b2 Words Thu, 03 Apr 2008 11:40:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 - - Word of the Week - - omphaloskepsis Pronounced: "OM ful o SKEP sis" ... http://www.shopliftwindchimes.com/blog/b2/index.php?p=21 Ah, but my all-time favorite "fanmail" is still: Thank you so much. The poem you sent was perfect. My teacher (Ms. Myers) had just given us a challenge to get some of your work in one form or another. If we did this successfully, we would be excused from the mid-term ... http://www.shopliftwindchimes.com/blog/b2/index.php?p=25 PJ's been sending me postcards again---I got two more over the holidays. Both of them are intricate. I have no clue who PJ is, but he or she seems pretty familiar with at least one of my poems---there's always a kite somewhere on the postcard. This latest one is a collage, ... http://www.shopliftwindchimes.com/blog/b2/index.php?p=26 Speaking of wisdom... Cacophonous86 writes in to say:Wisdom teeth should come with real wisdom in them, like a fortune cookie. http://www.shopliftwindchimes.com/blog/b2/index.php?p=27 I think my favorite thing I've read all week is this, from a label in my great-aunt's basement (you gotta say it outloud): If your HeatEasy Water Heater heats your water hotter than you need it, you need only untighten the pilot light ignition switch into a more upright position. First off---that ... http://www.shopliftwindchimes.com/blog/b2/index.php?p=38