by mmooney | Aug 15, 2025 | The Friday Message
Anyone hooked on a wordle game a day? I would like to think that the creator considers that I am a good player and continues to ramp up the difficulty. The word Wednesday was kifer, reached by a process of elimination on the fourth try— not by great intellect...
by mmooney | Aug 8, 2025 | The Friday Message
The Master of Ceremony at the Jaialdi Basque Dancing on Saturday reminded the audience that the one word they should remember from the language was “indar”. I was not sure I heard the word correctly and turned to an obviously basque person and asked how you spell it...
by mmooney | Aug 1, 2025 | The Friday Message
Pennsylvania might well understand the impact of smog. You may ask if smog is even an issue any longer. I lived in Los Angeles during summer in my college days and I recall the amazement of one day seeing the Santa Monica Mountains in the near distance. Up...
by mmooney | Jul 25, 2025 | The Friday Message
Etymology has captured my attention. It is an interesting distraction from our current reality. In an age when name calling has advanced to new levels of in-civility it seems pertinent. The Orange Wanker called Fed Chairman Powell a “numbskull”. Well,...
by mmooney | Jul 18, 2025 | The Friday Message
‘Being annoyed, unhappy or bored’ is the one sentence etymology according to an Ai site of Fed Up. I asked it for the entomology of “fed up” and in the kindest way it reminded me it has nothing to do with the study of insects. The phrase is used “in the context...
by mmooney | Jul 11, 2025 | The Friday Message
Idaho Bank and Trust was a community bank that was headquartered in Pocatello. The bank had a rich history of supporting Agriculture throughout Southeast Idaho and prided itself on small business, commercial lending, and personal consumer loans and accounts. I...
