klimtomania (klimt-tuh–mey-nee-uh, –meyn-yuh), n. Psychology. an impulse control disorder characterized by a persistent failure to resist buying coffee-table books that feature the work of Austrian symbolist painter Gustav Klimt (1862-1918); broadly, the irresistible impulse to buy coffee-table art books, especially when one does not own a coffee table.
Reflections on my Iceland trip, part 1: Some good choices
I’m not a great traveler. But Iceland is so consistently beautiful, and its people so consistently kind, that I only needed a few good choices to make the trip amazing.
[Read more…]honerous
honerous (on-er-uh s), adj. involving, imposing, or constituting a burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome expression of admiration or respect. Ex.:
Christianity today
For the most part, I’m not embarrassed to admit that I used to be Christian. But the white evangelical support for Trump is changing that, and I kind of resent it.
[Read more…]religual
religual (ri-lij-oo uh l), adj. of or pertaining to sentiment or habit that is left over after belief in or worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially of a personal God or gods, has gone. Ex.: Though he now considers himself atheist, he still feels a religual disappointment in the politics of white evangelicals.
tone-def
tone-def (tohn-def), adj. of or demonstrating a highly refined inability to recognize the possible cause for offense of, or concern about, an issue or situation; designating or of a type of explanation, statement, etc. that is very clearly insensitive or out of touch. Ex.: Facebook’s latest tone-def apology.
A routine redesign
Embracing procrastination
Iceland: The last leg of the journey
The winds south of Borgarnes almost made me late for my appointment at the Blue Lagoon.
[Read more…]Stürmisch und Drang
Stürmisch und Drang (shtoo rm-ish oont drahng) [< German: Literally, Stormy and urge, though conventionally translated as Stormy and stress], n. 1. a style or movement of American cinema of the late 20th and early 21st centuries, characterized by works containing arousing action and bad acting that often deal with the individual’s rejection of social mores. 2. confusion; tumult; turmoil; upheaval. Ex.: A presidency characterized by Stürmisch und Drang.