I started this blog to encourage myself to write. So far: not a lot of progress on that front.
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wish hunt
wish hunt (wish-huhnt), n. a strong desire to dismiss reasonable inquiries into alleged disloyalty, dishonesty, subversive political activity, etc. as politically motivated and unjustified campaigns, based on slight, doubtful, or irrelevant evidence, against honestly held, unpopular opinions. Ex.: Trump’s and his supporters’ dismissal of the Mueller investigation.
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psychopompous
psychopompous (sahy-koh-pom-puhs) [< Greek: ψυχοπομπώδης], adj. Mythology. characterized by an affectedly grand, solemn, pretentious, or self-important guidance into the afterlife. Ex.: That Charon is a psychopompous ass.
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religioscopy
religioscopy (ri-lij-ee-os-kuh-pee), n. an internal examination of ardent religious feeling, investigating symptoms such as excessive or affected piety, superficiality, ostentation, or hypocrisy; requires sedation.
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de-facto
de-facto (dee-fak-toh), adj. Politics. with the facts removed; presented as if true, especially when contrary to obvious evidence . Ex.: the de-facto size of the inauguration crowd.
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Music as meditation: Midori’s Bali
Google tells me that I’ve got a song in my music library with 1500+ plays. I’ve got a few others with over 1200 plays, and a couple more approaching 1000.
I believe Google, too, though I know these numbers actually understate the reality.
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