tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748971557355406797.post4886901182417057969..comments2023-07-13T03:31:31.667-05:00Comments on Lisa Notes: Wondrous Words WednesdayLisa notes...http://www.blogger.com/profile/07103364395238899215noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748971557355406797.post-38749165912582557592009-09-04T21:22:01.419-05:002009-09-04T21:22:01.419-05:00Hmm...not sure about free catfish from an overflow...Hmm...not sure about free catfish from an overflow, but whatever. Hope you ate them quickly. <br /><br />Finding a way to use the words in your own context is probably the best way to remember them. If you're paying for $1000 words, you're entitled to use them wherever you can. Probably can't fit too many in a tweet though.Lisa notes...https://www.blogger.com/profile/07103364395238899215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748971557355406797.post-59061858573584324332009-09-04T16:22:44.743-05:002009-09-04T16:22:44.743-05:00I love these word entries, but you didn't know...I love these word entries, but you didn't know seine? I grew up down the road from a catfish pond (the BIG one, where everybody got their fish, it was a family business) and it would overflow when there was a heavy rain. Voila' -- free catfish!!! Then he installed some seine nets... People used to always talk about seining the pond too. I'm not sure why. Maybe it was just to catch the fish, but seems like it was preparation before doing something else...<br /><br />I'm learning lots of new words in my doctoral classes as well. I joke about them being $1,000 per word with this high tuition. (You probably know about that with a daughter in college.) I'm keeping a list on my Treo. I need to publish them sometime. (They do make their way into fb statuses at times.) The first one, and the most useful so far, is obdurate -- a fancy word for stubborn and unrepentant. Apparently it was used a lot previously but fell out of popular usage. e.g., I was listening to Frederick Douglass' autobiography on audio book on my drive to visit the Feltons, and he used it often. I'm like, hey! I know that word!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02891468552745815748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748971557355406797.post-49192061714429775932009-09-02T18:49:20.949-05:002009-09-02T18:49:20.949-05:00I also like the pictures you used beside your new ...I also like the pictures you used beside your new words. I especially like the one for mondala. It's so beautiful.Margothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422981969760935118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748971557355406797.post-80173023299318775762009-09-02T13:44:45.588-05:002009-09-02T13:44:45.588-05:00I knew 3&4, but the others are new to me! Love...I knew 3&4, but the others are new to me! Love the photos you added!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748971557355406797.post-3256319573823016102009-09-02T09:11:31.371-05:002009-09-02T09:11:31.371-05:00@Bermudaonion: yes, I live outside Huntsville. And...@Bermudaonion: yes, I live outside Huntsville. And graduated from UAH.Lisa notes...https://www.blogger.com/profile/07103364395238899215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748971557355406797.post-30385237848005625152009-09-02T08:23:35.428-05:002009-09-02T08:23:35.428-05:00I love that you have pictures of your words! I al...I love that you have pictures of your words! I always think pulchritude should have the opposite meaning, because it sounds kind of ugly.<br /><br /><a href="http://aliveontheshelves.blogspot.com/2009/09/wondrous-words-wednesday.html" rel="nofollow">My words are here.</a>Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07315622067612799162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7748971557355406797.post-11300385896244399622009-09-02T07:34:17.622-05:002009-09-02T07:34:17.622-05:00You found some great words! I would have guessed ...You found some great words! I would have guessed that mandala was a musical instrument! Do you live near Huntsville? We've lived in Alabama twice and our son considered UAH for college.bermudaonionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10726401178972099557noreply@blogger.com