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Toe in the Water

by Beholden

Rated: 13+ · Book · Experience · #2223922

A tentative blog to test the temperature.

Ten years ago I was writing several blogs on various subjects - F1 motor racing, Music, Classic Cars, Great Romances and, most crushingly, a personal journal that included my thoughts on America, memories of England and Africa, opinion, humour, writing and anything else that occurred. It all became too much (I was attempting to update the journal every day) and I collapsed, exhausted and thoroughly disillusioned in the end.

So this blog is indeed a Toe in the Water, a place to document my thoughts in and on WdC but with a determination not to get sucked into the blog whirlpool ever again. Here's hoping.

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a day ago
In response to "More Semantics"

Yes! I have said that many years ago about the word "therapist." I was surprised people were surprised when I mentioned it to them.

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Beholden

Aug 8, 2025 at 10:59am
In response to "Motor Racing Musing"

They're all saying it now.

Ned

Aug 8, 2025 at 10:47am
In response to "Motor Racing Musing"

No, there's not enough of it and no, they shouldn't use artificial means of increasing it. Maybe they need more tracks where it is possible if the driver is skilled enough and the car fast enough.

I am not sure they did the drivers any favors when they made us privy to the radio communications. Except for when Kimi Raikonnen said "Leave me alone, I know what I'm doing". That was priceless.

Beholden

Aug 8, 2025 at 4:55am
In response to "More Semantics"

Always cool to get a review. And I salute you for keeping quiet about your discovery. As you can see (or read), I can't.

Damon Nomad

Aug 7, 2025 at 9:23pm
In response to "More Semantics"

Somehow ended up in a review.

Kind of spooky memory when I was 12 or 13. Many decades ago I was in the car after attending Mass with the family. I was reading the printed church bulletin, I think a section about sick parishioners. I don't remember the whole sentence but it described someone as the rapist. I knew what it meant and I quietly freaked out all morning and figured it out later that day. For some reason I stayed quiet about it.

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Ned

Aug 7, 2025 at 4:53pm
In response to "More Semantics"

I have been wracking my brain trying to think of words and names we mispronounced as kids because it made them mean something entirely different but I can't remember any of them right now. Probably because while I took a nap this afternoon my hippocampus was sorting and re-filing memories and maybe cleared off a few dusty shelves of stuff it thought I wasn't using anymore.

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Amethyst Angel 🌼

Aug 7, 2025 at 10:51am
In response to "More Semantics"

Shoot, I don't think I'll ever look at it the same way again. Oh well... Reminds me of how people insist on spelling "crepe myrtles" as "crape" myrtles, which isn't even a word

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Amethyst Angel 🌼

Aug 5, 2025 at 10:36am
In response to "Quill Thoughts"

Having only fallen from the sky recently, I can't say I'm aware of the vintage Quill styles... I try to include my nomination logos wherever applicable, but it gets rather confusing sometimes figuring out what was nominated for what and how far they advanced in the process.

Also... Conspiratorial whisper... I wonder when Jeff will be collating and sending out this year's nominations

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Ned

Aug 4, 2025 at 12:13pm
In response to "Quill Thoughts"

I haven't won a ton of quills, but I have a few and some nominations too (for rhyming, obviously) but I am too lazy usually to affix them properly to the items in question (some of which are questionable items). I despise my keyboard excessively and the thought of extra strokes, highlights, copy or paste...I'm exhausted just thinking about it.

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Beholden

Aug 3, 2025 at 6:28am
In response to "Geckos"

Must admit that I don't think geckos make good pets. Like most animals, they are best when left to their own devices. Agree about the puppies!

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August 7, 2025 at 10:41am

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More Semantics

More Semantics

I don't suppose it means anything but has anyone ever noticed that the word "therapist" can be pronounced as "the rapist"?

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