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Some days I just need a  break from business as usual. Today feels like one of those days.    I started to write a post  about strategies to help dependent underachievers,  but I’ve decided I need to take a break and write about something that’s not as serious. Maybe you’d like a little break from it all, too.

I  love trivia. Maybe you do as well.  I thought I might share some  that  I came across today  in our local paper:  Some recently invented words.

• Damnesia, n: “the moment of loss, hesitation and confusion that occurs when you enter into a room and immediately forget why.” (verbotomy.com)  (Now I have a name for the problem)
• Floption, n: the choice least likely to succeed.” (David Oleson, Toronto) (I’m going to teach that one to my students when I talk about better choices for better outcomes)
• Quagmore, n: when you keep talking after you’ve already stepped into it. (Craig Fraser, Owen Sound)
• Glucoax, n: “the little shake you give a packet of sugar or sweetner to settle the contents before you rip it open.”  (Don Gatling, fun-with-words.com) (I wonder what the noun is for shaking those little packs of pepper we get at fast food outlets?)

There  that feels better.  There’s nothing like a dose of trivia to brighten up the day.  If you have any trivia you’d like to share,   I invite you to leave it as a comment. I sure would appreciate it.

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One Response to “Some days I just need a break from business as usual”

1. Madeline on January 26th, 2009 10:10 am

   Elona,
   Thank you for the trivia. It brightened my bleak day.

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