Details: Written by: Glenn Heidimann; Published: 26 September 2026; Hits: 19

HOW ABOUT THOSE FRENCH IMPRESSIONISTS

How about those French impressionist painters. They radically changed the art world in the late 1800s with their thin brushstroke’s differential perspectives on everyday life and nature. They painted in impressions, not concerned with sharp lines and angles. Notable impressionists include Monet, Manet, Vermeer, Renoir, and Degas.

Details: Written by: Glenn Heidimann; Published: 26 September 2026; Hits: 17

WORDS

I like words. I think its fun to string words together in interesting ways to say what you wish to say. There are some words that are just plain silly. Below are some of those words. I think that they should be used much more often simply because they are so silly.

--Gardyloo. A Scottish word that is a warning shouted out their windows before dumping their slop buckets onto the street below

--Taradiddle. This refers to an exaggeration or a flat out lie like the fisherman’s story about the fish he caught that keeps becoming larger and larger over time

--Snickersnee. This refers to a long dangerous knife that was first referenced in fighting in the eighteenth century

--Cattywampus. This word refers to disarray or something not directly across from something else

--Bumfuzzle. This refers to being confused or perplexed or to cause confusion. This word could be used frequently when trying to understand the gibberish said by attorneys and politicians

Well, there you go. Let’s all start using these words in daily conversation. Doing so will liven up our conversations and bring a smile to our faces just by saying them out loud

Details: Written by: Glenn Heidimann; Published: 26 September 2026; Hits: 32

ABOUT AN OAK TREE

--Chad, I want to talk to you about an oak tree

THIS IS YOUR LIFE FRED

Fred, I know you thought you were here today for a colonoscopy, but that will have to wait because Fred, This is Your Life.

--What?

Peculiar Behaviors

The Greek philosopher Pythagoras was a strange one. He is known for the Pythagorean theorem but was probably not the one who actually came up with it. More interesting is that he purportedly once convinced a bull to never eat fava beans. He had frequent conversations with bears. He killed a man by drowning him because of a disagreement about decimal points.