a wee dram
A wee dram is a traditional Scottish term for a small, single drink of whisky. In this phrase, "wee" means small or little, and a "dram" refers to a serving of … Continue reading
Psycho-cyclospora
There's diarrhea; and then there's explosive diarrhea.
Likewise, there's logorrhea, the medical and psychological term for unstoppable, excessive talking or extreme wordiness. It comes from Greek roots meaning "word" and "flow". Is there explosive logorrhea? And, if so, is there explosive … Continue reading
Hot Tuna: Spotlight on Jack’s Jawline
Jorma Kaukonen has appeared on this illustroblog multiple times to one degree or another as you can see here. He’s legendary, not only around here in Athens, OH where he lives, but pretty much everywhere else. We’re lucky, we get to see Jorma and John Hurlbut playing around Athens pretty … Continue reading
Washington Trust Building and Don Quijote?
The other day I was updating an old post, click here to see it, about a Fall 2017 visit to my Southwestern-Pennsylvania roots. The primary reason for the visit was the marriage of my grand-niece, Amanda and her groom, Ryan. Annyth and I were living in Merced, CA at the time. She couldn’t … Continue reading
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