I participate in a co-working group on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. We meet at the top of every hour for no more than 15 minutes and then work on announced projects for 45 minutes. Check-ins promote accountability. It works. Accountability today, (writing 30 March 2023) for me, revolves around creating at least […]
NAMES, NAMING, NUMBERs, AND FACTS
Naming is arbitrary. We associate meaning with sounds, but there is no intrinsic relationship between the sound and what it means. I remember the moment I began to discover this symbolic world.
The Autumn Woman
Autumn reminds me of change and passing time. My acquaintance with this season is a pleasant, calm sort of familiarity. As the saying goes, “This is not my first rodeo.” I am growing into a contentment in this time of life that matches this season perfectly. As a creative spirit trained in scientific method, I […]
Names and Naming
Names are powerful. Most of us know that some cultures view personal names as so powerful that they are shared only with the closest immediate family members. But many things have names. A linguistics course taken long, long ago taught me about markedness, about marked and unmarked terms. In these oppositional pairs one term is […]
An Eight Sided Name For Month Ten
Names I've always wondered why October, which is obviously supposed to be the eighth (octo means eight) month of the year, is now the tenth month of the year? I know two months were added to the calendar at some point, but most people who have passing acquaintance with such things think it has something […]