Quickies: Trivia

The word passion comes from the Latin word meaning "to suffer".

In sixteenth-century England "to flirt" meant "to give someone a sharp blow>"

The word bachelor comes from the Latin word cowhand, meaning "one who is inexperienced."

The word romance comes from the Middle English word vernacular, meaning the "language of ordinary people."

The word aphrodisiac comes from the name Aphrodite, the Greek goddess od sexual love.

The word lust comes from the Latin phrase "hungry for sport."

Making love burns 360 calories per hour.

The word infatuated comes from the Latin word foolish, meaning "to act without judgment."

Surviving the Snowstorm

I am finally home after three days of travelling.

I have been in four Canadian provinces.

I have seen the Rocky Mountains.

I have seen the mighty Prairies.

I have seen the Great Lakes.

I have spent hours in lines in airports.

I have eaten more junk food and Tim Horton's coffee in the past three days than I have in the past year.

I have read books and magazines and newspapers.


I was stranded because of the snowstorm that hit Eastern North America.

Thank God I am finally home!

Willow in January

I wait
at water's edge
weeping

...wonder
when the wind
will wend you home

...wishing
you would
wipe my tears

Away

I wait
at waters edge
arms wide open

...watching
the waves smash
empty on the shore

...willing
Odin to whip the winds
and bring you home from

Away.