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Even after a fall and winter of togetherness, Sydney (on chair) hates Blackie. And he loves her. Why else would he stalk her?

When I’m writing, I like to make sure I’m using a word or phrase correctly. If I don’t find it in my dictionary, I go to Google. Latest phrase checked: cow’s eyes. Not in the sense of dissection (lots of hits there!), but a particular look one person gives another.

Pain in the English gave a definition (“looking coy or docile yet clearly intending that the person looked at will find the looker attractive”) close to the meaning I understood, but I like to check more than one source. Mistake. Continue reading “Cow eyes”

What do you do with a drunken trashcan,
Early in the morning?

Leave it there until it sobers,
Leave it there…

Tie it to a tree and watch the fun,
Tie it to a tree…

Give it a dose of hydrant water,
Give it a dose…

March 16, 2007

The Trashcan Saga

• March 16, 2007
• Feb. 23, 2007
• Feb. 2, 2007
• Nov. 24, 2006, and Jan. 19, 2007

Yes, I know trashcan is normally two words. So?

Added: After seeing that Urban Dictionary page, I better clarify the thought that came to my mind when making up the second verse. I was picturing a trash can tied to a giant tree and the garbage truck trying to pick it up with its automatic arms. A silly thought for a silly song.

From an anonymous book, chapter 1, paragraph 3:

I spread my arms wide and leaned into the oncoming mass, blowing a whistle that was more noisome than effective.

(The protag is a police officer assigned to riot control.)

Heh heh. Let’s try that again:

I spread my arms wide and leaned into the oncoming mass, blowing a whistle that was more malodorous than effective.

Per Merriam-Webster’s 11th Collegiate Dictionary:
noisome
1 : NOXIOUS, HARMFUL
2 a : offensive to the senses and especially to the sense of smell noisome garbage b : highly obnoxious or objectionable noisome habits
synonyms see MALODOROUS

That’s my neighbor’s cat poking his paw through the latticework. Say hi, Max!