Posted January 14, 2022
It's The Journey That Counts!
Life's journey is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting, "Wow! What a ride!"
Anna-Grams 
​● Sore throat this week. Don't know if it's COVIC or not. Baby Emma has it, so the whole family may have been exposed. 
​● Romance Writers of America, San Diego Chapter, has broken off from RWA National and is now SoCal Romance Writers. We will be meeting the second Saturday of the month. Go to our website or Facebook page for more information about joining, etc.
Weekly Anagram
● Statue of Liberty = Built to stay free

● Debit card = Bad credit
~ Mike Morton

● Our Loving Government = Unnerving voter gloom
~ Jim Banholzer - 2009
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Weekly Quotes
​●  “What good fortune for governments that people do not think.” ~ Adolf Hilter

● “Propaganda’s task is not to make an objective study of the truth, in so far as it favors the enemy, and then set it before the masses with academic fairness; its task is to serve our own right, always and unflinch-ingly.” ~ Adolf Hilter (1924)

Weekly Literary Term
I plan to list only uncommonly used terms, not those which every writer already understands or can intuit; i.e. the ones you will never need.
● Black Humor
Black Humor Black humor is a literary device used to discuss taboo subjects while adding an element of comedy.
omedy. Cambridge diction-ary defines it as a non-serious way of treating or dealing with serious subjects. It is often used to present any serious, gruesome or painful incidents lightly.
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nd the step in front of the door.
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Observation Days 
​January is:
● National Train Your Dog Month
● Adopt A Rescued Bird Month
● National Clean Up Your
   Computer Month
● National Braille Literacy Month
● Constipation Awareness Month
● Glaucoma Awareness Month
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This Coming Week is:
● National Cocktail Week
● National Pizza Week
● Hunt for Happiness Week 16-22

January 14 is:
● Makar Sankranti (Hindu): a
   Hindu festival that is dedicated
   to the Hindu religious sun god
   Surya
● National Dress Up Your Pet Day
● World Logic Day
● National Hot Pastrami Sand-
   wich Day
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New Dictionary Words in 2021  Expand your vocabulary. 

● adulting =  The action of becoming or acting like an adult. Often used by young people when they talk about doing tasks that are essential to every-day life – like cooking meals, buying insurance, or paying taxes.

● awe walk = Taking a walk outside and making an effort to look at the things around you.  When someone says they will take an awe walk, it means they’ll notice – and feel grateful for – all the small things around them.
Example: “Today on our awe walk we noticed a tree we’d never seen before.”
● doomscrolling = Reading the news on social media and expecting it to be bad – so much so that you become obsessed with looking at updates; Keeping up to date with bad news. 

● WFH = An abbreviation for work (or working) from home.
Example: “My co-workers say they’re WFH on Slack everyday.”

● truthiness =  Something that seems true but isn’t backed up by evidence.
Example: “In this class, you can’t speak truthiness and expect to get away with it.”

Source::  https://www.pearsonpte.com/articles/10-new-english-words-for-2021