Do You Have a Favorite Word?

Well, I have two!

I think I am officially ready to declare my second-favorite word to be “shenanigans”.

Hee. I love the way it rolls off one’s tongue. Just saying it amuses me.

And I love all that it implies. To me, “shenanigans” indicates definite trickery. And up-to-no-good-ness. But nothing truly untoward or distressing in a larger sense. We’re not talking “foul play” or even “waywardness”. Just “shenanigans”.

And of course I love engaging in shenanigans. I’ve even become enamored of the idea of introducing myself in group settings by saying, “Hi. I’m OleNelson. And my second-favorite word is ‘shenanigans’.” Also good would be throwing a party someday whose tagline was “Anticipate Shenanigans”.

Oh, and in case these was any doubt, my first-favorite word is, for now and for all time, “strategery”.

It’s DNA, I Tell You!

Proving that my tendency toward ridiculous accidents/situations is at least partly genetic, I just received word that my father has sustained a semi-serious injury resulting from a heated game of… Duck, Duck, Grey Duck. Fortunately, a full recovery seems assured.

Amusingly, though, in what could only be an attempt to foster understanding between Minnesotans and non-Minnesotans, my father referred to the game as “Duck, Duck, Grey Goose.”

In other crazy news, (a) I won $60 over the weekend based solely on my Final Four basketball predictions, (b) I have now gone TWO MONTHS without playing a single game (including both Hearts and Free Cell) on my (or any other) computer, and (c) I agreed (only because I can’t say “no” to old ladies) to attempt another blood-giving on Wednesday. The last attempt at the latter left me knocked unconscious on a linoleum floor. What new ridiculous terrors await this time?

Reason #5421 Why I Love My iPod

It stops the annoying “Do you have a minute for the envi-i-i-i-ronment?” people from talking to me.

Side note: I just realized that I have completely forgotten how many feet are in a mile. I know it’s in the 5,000’s. And I know an 8 is involved. Perhaps I should engage in Project Relearn Everything I Learned in Third Grade.