I work with a guy named Paul. One of my nicknames for him is The Angel of Death. He holds the dubious distinction of having more than one of his clients dying within a month to 6 months of his appraisal of their property. His power doesn't stop at real estate. Back in the 90's, his old band closed down rural NS bars. In fact, their ability to kill a bar was so great that once when they travelled to Kentville to play at The Wooden Nickel, and when they got there, they found that it was closed. Closed as in chains across the front door. They had rented a PA and spent money on gas, etc. so they decided to head to The Anvil in Wolfville and try to convince the owner to let them play there so they could recoup some of their costs. Somehow they convinced him to let them play there, and I think he must have built up good karma by doing the band that favour because The Anvil is still open.
Want to bump someone off? Get Paul to appraise their house.
He is the Voodoo Appraiser.
I need to set up a website VoodooAppraiser.com!
Friday, March 30, 2007
Government departments
Here is an example of government efficiency. I think it is next door to the Federal Department of Redundancy Department.
Cool actors
I read one of my friends Jason Macdonald's Facebook notes and I commented on it. Then I figured I may as well post it on here. The question he asked is: Who is cooler than Steve Buscemi? The inference here is "out of the people who were matched to Jason's image". This included Richard Clayderman, (who I suspect paid to have his image put on there - this is the most publicity he has ever received in North America, although apparently he is huge in countries whose people love elevator music. He's sort of a Kenny G for pianists.), Elijah Wood (who I think approaches cool, but he is too pretty), Clark Gable, Steve Buscemi, and wait for it....Kirsten Dunst! Hahaha! Anyway, such is the question that was posed.
Remember that cool is defined as "calm self-control".
In my opinion, Clark Gable is much cooler than Steve Buscemi. Watch some of Gable's movies - he is Mr. Cool. Steve plays characters that are so uncool it gives him a level of coolness (cool in the sense that he is an excellent actor), but for the real deal it's Gable, or Bogart, or Cary Grant, or Steve McQueen. I'll even throw in James Dean, although he was only in a few movies.
James Bond is cool, personified. So are the actors who played him, except for Roger Moore. Grrr! How could they let him play Bond! A farce, if you ask me.
Cool actors from our time? Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Pierce Brosnan, Denzel Washington, George Clooney, Liam Neeson and of course Jack Nicholson (although he has been around for 40 years). They have that self-confidence that is evident, no matter the role or the medium (film or TV). My favourite "new" actor for coolness is Christian Bale. Check him out in Batman Begins (by the way, Batman is the coolest superhero.)
Remember that cool is defined as "calm self-control".
In my opinion, Clark Gable is much cooler than Steve Buscemi. Watch some of Gable's movies - he is Mr. Cool. Steve plays characters that are so uncool it gives him a level of coolness (cool in the sense that he is an excellent actor), but for the real deal it's Gable, or Bogart, or Cary Grant, or Steve McQueen. I'll even throw in James Dean, although he was only in a few movies.
James Bond is cool, personified. So are the actors who played him, except for Roger Moore. Grrr! How could they let him play Bond! A farce, if you ask me.
Cool actors from our time? Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Pierce Brosnan, Denzel Washington, George Clooney, Liam Neeson and of course Jack Nicholson (although he has been around for 40 years). They have that self-confidence that is evident, no matter the role or the medium (film or TV). My favourite "new" actor for coolness is Christian Bale. Check him out in Batman Begins (by the way, Batman is the coolest superhero.)
Monday, March 26, 2007
Without winter, we would not appreciate spring
Without the ugly, there is no beautiful.
Thank you God, for creating a planetary weather system to give us early spring days that feel glorious and make me happy to be alive and feeling the sunshine! If our weather was always the same year-round, would we relish the warmth of the sun as the snow melts from our lawns and our hearts?
While I love the autumn and the summer (the winter is just OK with me), this early part of the spring in Nova Scotia is my favourite time of year. We are blessed with a gift of a warm sunny day, or even a cool sunny day. Yes, I will take the mud on my shoes and the uncertainty of how to dress when we go out, for the surprise that we can strip down to shirtsleeves in the park and breathe fresh air without our nostrils freezing shut and eyes watering from the sub-zero wind.
After being cooped up for months, we can finally stretch our limbs and remember what it is like to enjoy nature without the silent sheath of snow deadening our feelings, our footfalls, our fingertips.
OK, I'm going to stop now. I can't top that last bit of poetic alliteration.
P.S. Apparently, Anne Bradstreet felt the same as I do about spring:
“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.”
Thank you God, for creating a planetary weather system to give us early spring days that feel glorious and make me happy to be alive and feeling the sunshine! If our weather was always the same year-round, would we relish the warmth of the sun as the snow melts from our lawns and our hearts?
While I love the autumn and the summer (the winter is just OK with me), this early part of the spring in Nova Scotia is my favourite time of year. We are blessed with a gift of a warm sunny day, or even a cool sunny day. Yes, I will take the mud on my shoes and the uncertainty of how to dress when we go out, for the surprise that we can strip down to shirtsleeves in the park and breathe fresh air without our nostrils freezing shut and eyes watering from the sub-zero wind.
After being cooped up for months, we can finally stretch our limbs and remember what it is like to enjoy nature without the silent sheath of snow deadening our feelings, our footfalls, our fingertips.
OK, I'm going to stop now. I can't top that last bit of poetic alliteration.
P.S. Apparently, Anne Bradstreet felt the same as I do about spring:
“If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.”
A Fitness (Fatness?) Haiku
In shape, out of shape,
What does that mean? I'm in shape --
Isn't round a shape?
- I have got to get back to the gym. This working overtime is getting to me.
What does that mean? I'm in shape --
Isn't round a shape?
- I have got to get back to the gym. This working overtime is getting to me.
Sunday, March 18, 2007
The Arrogance of Intelligence
or How The Unready Abuse Their Gifts.
Those of us with extraordinary gifts can get caught up in ourselves, and our pride (although we may insist we are not overly proud) gets in the way of our vision. We can't see the forest for the trees, even though we may be able to tell someone the scientific name for each of the trees in that forest.
It is easy to fall into the trap of pride. Our ego is powerful, our inner talk to ourselves is always "on", and we can rationalize our behaviour many, many times a day to convince ourselves of our opinions or judgments. If we are honest with ourselves, we can see that we hate to be wrong, either factually or morally, so we sometimes mask the truth to be able to live with ourselves, guilt-free.
I remember many times when I looked down on someone because they were not as intelligent as I was. I also remember how I hurt people's feelings because of my arrogance and changed relationships with those I hurt. So when I say these things in this post, please realize that I have come to these conclusions through self-analysis. I have done all of these things and have held these views myself. I sometimes like to think of myself as a recovering "intellectual".
Why do some intelligent people insist that everything that may be true or real must be understandable? Is it because they understand more than most people and this has worked out well for them in many instances in their life? This is a logical fallacy since why does someone have to understand something for it to be true? Personal incredulity or "since I don't believe it, it can't be true" is not a valid basis for an argument, just as ignorance of the truth does not mean it is not true. If that were the case, most things would not be "true" since many people don't understand a lot of things, including most scientific concepts as well as philosophy, yet they are believed by intelligent people more than those who do not understand these things, e.g. people denouncing evolution because they cannot reconcile the facts with their beliefs that everything was created at once and nothing has changed because it was perfectly made; conversely people denouncing a Creator because they do not have scientific evidence that was proven by humans, therefore they cannot reconcile this fact with their beliefs that everything must be proved to be believed.
As humans, there is so much that we do not understand. To paraphrase Donald Rumsfeld, there are things that we know we know, things that we know we don't know, and there are things that we don't know we don't know. It is this third category that some intelligent people ignore when they make judgments about things they either don't agree with, or believe in. Simply because it is not yet proven does not mean it does not exist or is not true. To quote Carl Sagan, the absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence. There is so much of the universe and of our world that we don't enough know about yet that to dismiss an idea out of hand because it doesn't fit into our particular way of thinking is wrong.
Think of how much we humans did not know, even 100 years ago? 500 years ago? 1000 or 2000 years ago? And yet these time periods are a blink of an eye, compared to the age of the universe, our planet and even our species. Imagine how much more we will know in another 100, 500, 1000 or 2000 years from now. I am sure people of the future will view us much the same way as we picture people from the past: on the whole, quite ignorant.
The subtitle of this post refers to the phenomenon of people who are blessed with gifts that they are not prepared to correctly use. Not just the gift of intelligence, but other blessings such as family members and friends who love us and whom we love.
Take the story of the Prodigal Son in the gospel of Luke. He asked for his inheritance from his father and then squandered it on a lifestyle that is so common, then as now, all about having a good time all the time and not being mindful of the consequences, both short-term and long-term. The son was not prepared for the gift and it was wasted.
The story is a parable about humans and God. Those of us without a right relationship with God can squander the gifts that He has given us: life itself, our senses, our blessings of health, family, friends, appreciation for beauty and joy, to name but a few. If and when we realize how low we have made ourselves (the Jewish prodigal son resorted to feeding pigs to get by, pigs are considered unclean in the Jewish tradition), then we return to our Father in repentance. I came to this realization 4 years ago when I accepted Jesus Christ as my saviour. This realization usually comes to us when we are feeling like there is no lower we can go, that we have failed at being the captain of our ship on the journey that is our life, and often we have been dashed against the rocks of despair before we finally give God the helm and admit that we can't do it all alone.
Of course, as in the story our Father in heaven forgives us and celebrates our returning home to Him. Why does He do this? Because He loves us, as fathers love their children and as the father in the story loves his prodigal son, even though he wasted his inheritance and rebuked his father in leaving home to do so.
The story is also effective because it relates the humanity in the elder son, who stayed on the farm and worked there all his life. The elder son questioned the father as to why he made such a big deal about the return of the younger son, and the father answered that all that he had was the elder son's and don't worry about that anyway, just be happy for his brother's return home. This can happen so easily to those of us who are in the church and yet can feel envy or bitterness to others for their happiness or gifts. The father in the story reminds us all that we should be happy for our brother's successes and not jealous. We all have what is the Father's: His love and grace that saves us, if only we accept it. We should revel in His gifts to us and be glad for them, not criticize or be jealous of others who also receive them.
The prodigal son and other allegories in the Bible are still alive today because they speak the truth about human nature. We can all learn lessons from the Bible when we read it as something more than just a great piece of literature. If we open the Bible expecting nothing, we may get nothing more than a bunch of historical facts and stories. If we open our minds to the possibility that the Bible is more than merely a collection of documents written by men hundreds and thousands of years ago, that it is the word of God, written by men who were inspired by God, then all of a sudden it can be so much more and can add so much more meaning and understanding to our lives.
Jesus said that He spoke in allegories so that those who were open to hearing the message would hear it. Everyone takes in information slightly differently, so allegories can have certain aspects that resonate with some people, while others take another part of the lesson that the story teaches the listener/reader.
Faith, Hope and Love. If we don't have these three things, then what happiness can we have? If we don't have happiness, then why are we here? I will explore this in another post.
Those of us with extraordinary gifts can get caught up in ourselves, and our pride (although we may insist we are not overly proud) gets in the way of our vision. We can't see the forest for the trees, even though we may be able to tell someone the scientific name for each of the trees in that forest.
It is easy to fall into the trap of pride. Our ego is powerful, our inner talk to ourselves is always "on", and we can rationalize our behaviour many, many times a day to convince ourselves of our opinions or judgments. If we are honest with ourselves, we can see that we hate to be wrong, either factually or morally, so we sometimes mask the truth to be able to live with ourselves, guilt-free.
I remember many times when I looked down on someone because they were not as intelligent as I was. I also remember how I hurt people's feelings because of my arrogance and changed relationships with those I hurt. So when I say these things in this post, please realize that I have come to these conclusions through self-analysis. I have done all of these things and have held these views myself. I sometimes like to think of myself as a recovering "intellectual".
Why do some intelligent people insist that everything that may be true or real must be understandable? Is it because they understand more than most people and this has worked out well for them in many instances in their life? This is a logical fallacy since why does someone have to understand something for it to be true? Personal incredulity or "since I don't believe it, it can't be true" is not a valid basis for an argument, just as ignorance of the truth does not mean it is not true. If that were the case, most things would not be "true" since many people don't understand a lot of things, including most scientific concepts as well as philosophy, yet they are believed by intelligent people more than those who do not understand these things, e.g. people denouncing evolution because they cannot reconcile the facts with their beliefs that everything was created at once and nothing has changed because it was perfectly made; conversely people denouncing a Creator because they do not have scientific evidence that was proven by humans, therefore they cannot reconcile this fact with their beliefs that everything must be proved to be believed.
As humans, there is so much that we do not understand. To paraphrase Donald Rumsfeld, there are things that we know we know, things that we know we don't know, and there are things that we don't know we don't know. It is this third category that some intelligent people ignore when they make judgments about things they either don't agree with, or believe in. Simply because it is not yet proven does not mean it does not exist or is not true. To quote Carl Sagan, the absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence. There is so much of the universe and of our world that we don't enough know about yet that to dismiss an idea out of hand because it doesn't fit into our particular way of thinking is wrong.
Think of how much we humans did not know, even 100 years ago? 500 years ago? 1000 or 2000 years ago? And yet these time periods are a blink of an eye, compared to the age of the universe, our planet and even our species. Imagine how much more we will know in another 100, 500, 1000 or 2000 years from now. I am sure people of the future will view us much the same way as we picture people from the past: on the whole, quite ignorant.
The subtitle of this post refers to the phenomenon of people who are blessed with gifts that they are not prepared to correctly use. Not just the gift of intelligence, but other blessings such as family members and friends who love us and whom we love.
Take the story of the Prodigal Son in the gospel of Luke. He asked for his inheritance from his father and then squandered it on a lifestyle that is so common, then as now, all about having a good time all the time and not being mindful of the consequences, both short-term and long-term. The son was not prepared for the gift and it was wasted.
The story is a parable about humans and God. Those of us without a right relationship with God can squander the gifts that He has given us: life itself, our senses, our blessings of health, family, friends, appreciation for beauty and joy, to name but a few. If and when we realize how low we have made ourselves (the Jewish prodigal son resorted to feeding pigs to get by, pigs are considered unclean in the Jewish tradition), then we return to our Father in repentance. I came to this realization 4 years ago when I accepted Jesus Christ as my saviour. This realization usually comes to us when we are feeling like there is no lower we can go, that we have failed at being the captain of our ship on the journey that is our life, and often we have been dashed against the rocks of despair before we finally give God the helm and admit that we can't do it all alone.
Of course, as in the story our Father in heaven forgives us and celebrates our returning home to Him. Why does He do this? Because He loves us, as fathers love their children and as the father in the story loves his prodigal son, even though he wasted his inheritance and rebuked his father in leaving home to do so.
The story is also effective because it relates the humanity in the elder son, who stayed on the farm and worked there all his life. The elder son questioned the father as to why he made such a big deal about the return of the younger son, and the father answered that all that he had was the elder son's and don't worry about that anyway, just be happy for his brother's return home. This can happen so easily to those of us who are in the church and yet can feel envy or bitterness to others for their happiness or gifts. The father in the story reminds us all that we should be happy for our brother's successes and not jealous. We all have what is the Father's: His love and grace that saves us, if only we accept it. We should revel in His gifts to us and be glad for them, not criticize or be jealous of others who also receive them.
The prodigal son and other allegories in the Bible are still alive today because they speak the truth about human nature. We can all learn lessons from the Bible when we read it as something more than just a great piece of literature. If we open the Bible expecting nothing, we may get nothing more than a bunch of historical facts and stories. If we open our minds to the possibility that the Bible is more than merely a collection of documents written by men hundreds and thousands of years ago, that it is the word of God, written by men who were inspired by God, then all of a sudden it can be so much more and can add so much more meaning and understanding to our lives.
Jesus said that He spoke in allegories so that those who were open to hearing the message would hear it. Everyone takes in information slightly differently, so allegories can have certain aspects that resonate with some people, while others take another part of the lesson that the story teaches the listener/reader.
Faith, Hope and Love. If we don't have these three things, then what happiness can we have? If we don't have happiness, then why are we here? I will explore this in another post.
Friday, March 16, 2007
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Some mornings arrive too early
Before the photos get posted on Alistair's site, let me say this: I had fun last night.
Dinner, drinks, cigars and conversation with two of my closest friends and I met Tony Schellinck, one of Alistair's friends who was his prof at Dal.
We started with dinner prepared by Alistair, including his handmade pasta. Then Tony showed us the deep space photos he took using a Canon SLR camera, a tripod for extended exposure time, a telescope and a webcam. Pretty cool, really. Who knew Orion had a scabbard under his belt? These are not Tony's photos, but you get the idea.
Then it was cigars on the beach while sitting on Alistair's Beachcombers log. We knew it was time to go back inside when the conversation turned into pirate jokes.
We continued the evening with more conversation and drinks until Tony left around 11 PM. Then it was on to Guitar Hero, a PS2 game that Alistair had been selling me on all week. I have to say, I don't know why I doubted Alistair. I am sure Alistair is reading this, saying, "Why do you ever doubt me, Phil?". The game was really fun and I think it helps if you are familiar with the songs and/or have some background with a musical instrument. Alistair wants Philson and me to come over this weekend so we can play it. I think I will take him up on that invitation.
After playing the video game, Alistair, Dave and I had a serious conversation about Sig and how to solve its problems. Solving the world's problems will have to wait until another night, I suppose.
The alarm went off at 7:30 this morning. I think some mornings arrive too early.
In Hoc Signo Vinces, my brothers!
Dinner, drinks, cigars and conversation with two of my closest friends and I met Tony Schellinck, one of Alistair's friends who was his prof at Dal.
We started with dinner prepared by Alistair, including his handmade pasta. Then Tony showed us the deep space photos he took using a Canon SLR camera, a tripod for extended exposure time, a telescope and a webcam. Pretty cool, really. Who knew Orion had a scabbard under his belt? These are not Tony's photos, but you get the idea.
Then it was cigars on the beach while sitting on Alistair's Beachcombers log. We knew it was time to go back inside when the conversation turned into pirate jokes.
We continued the evening with more conversation and drinks until Tony left around 11 PM. Then it was on to Guitar Hero, a PS2 game that Alistair had been selling me on all week. I have to say, I don't know why I doubted Alistair. I am sure Alistair is reading this, saying, "Why do you ever doubt me, Phil?". The game was really fun and I think it helps if you are familiar with the songs and/or have some background with a musical instrument. Alistair wants Philson and me to come over this weekend so we can play it. I think I will take him up on that invitation.
After playing the video game, Alistair, Dave and I had a serious conversation about Sig and how to solve its problems. Solving the world's problems will have to wait until another night, I suppose.
The alarm went off at 7:30 this morning. I think some mornings arrive too early.
In Hoc Signo Vinces, my brothers!
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
2014 Commonwealth Games Bid
It is a real shame that the provincial and municipal governments withdrew their funding for the 2014 Commonwealth Games bid. They claimed that $1,700,000,000 was too much for what we would get. Forget that $400,000,000 was promised by the Feds and another $300,000,000 was promised by the province and $200,000,000 by HRM. The bid committee said they had the bid figure estimated at $1,300,000,000. That leaves $400,000,000 and 7 years to raise it. Vancouver was able to get enough funding to host the 2010 Summer Olympics. I guess the powers-that-be Out West recognize a good chance to grow when they see it. All we have to do locally is look at how many companies Moncton is wooing away from HRM to see that growth and long-term prospects are not in the politicians' viewplane.
In my opinion, it was a short-sighted decision to withdraw funding without giving the committee an opportunity to present the revised numbers. It is a question of the chicken and egg: do we build infrastructure for a growing city like Halifax before we host a games event, or do we need a games event to get the infrastructure that a growing city like Halifax needs? I believe that an international games event is needed to provide politicians enough political points with voters before they commit to providing and money to build such infrastructure.
We will likely be another 20 years before we see any large-scale sporting/recreational infrastructure built in HRM. By that time, we will be in dire need of it and we will waste another generation of athletes before our facilities and our athletes' needs for such facilities match up and we can provide the number of world-class athletes that we are capable of producing, given our population.
These facilities would not only be for HRM, but Nova Scotia as well as the other Maritime provinces. A population of 2,000,000+ within a few hours' drive is enough to support larger facilities. Unfortunately, it appears that the current political leaders are more concerned with not taking any chances and protecting their own future than looking forward and seeing what a legacy they could leave for future generations.
In my opinion, it was a short-sighted decision to withdraw funding without giving the committee an opportunity to present the revised numbers. It is a question of the chicken and egg: do we build infrastructure for a growing city like Halifax before we host a games event, or do we need a games event to get the infrastructure that a growing city like Halifax needs? I believe that an international games event is needed to provide politicians enough political points with voters before they commit to providing and money to build such infrastructure.
We will likely be another 20 years before we see any large-scale sporting/recreational infrastructure built in HRM. By that time, we will be in dire need of it and we will waste another generation of athletes before our facilities and our athletes' needs for such facilities match up and we can provide the number of world-class athletes that we are capable of producing, given our population.
These facilities would not only be for HRM, but Nova Scotia as well as the other Maritime provinces. A population of 2,000,000+ within a few hours' drive is enough to support larger facilities. Unfortunately, it appears that the current political leaders are more concerned with not taking any chances and protecting their own future than looking forward and seeing what a legacy they could leave for future generations.
The Woman You Should Marry
You should marry the woman who:
- has her own mind but you both agree on fundamentals like how to treat each other, long-term goals, family plans, how to raise children, spiritual beliefs
- wears your T-shirt to bed because she misses you when you are away
- smiles when she wakes up next to you
- knows your favourite things and makes an effort to give them/make them for you
- laughs at your jokes
- is physically attractive to you
- you can talk with her about any subject, usually at length. Note: When you like talking with her for a long time, this is a good sign!
- tells you she loves you often and you know she means it
- has her own goals and desires from life and recognizes she can achieve them with you as a partner and as a supporter
- inspires you to be the best man you can be
- you want to give her everything and fulfill her dreams the best that you can
- is gentle with you and others
- is a giver, not a taker
- respects you
- believes in you and your abilities
- understands that you need some time 1. alone, 2. with your friends, 3. to be a Dad to your kids, 4.to strive for your own goals with her help and support
After many years of searching, I have found such a woman. Cheryl and I were married 2 years ago after 3 years as a couple and years of friendship before that. I thank God every day for my blessings of Cheryl and our children.
- has her own mind but you both agree on fundamentals like how to treat each other, long-term goals, family plans, how to raise children, spiritual beliefs
- wears your T-shirt to bed because she misses you when you are away
- smiles when she wakes up next to you
- knows your favourite things and makes an effort to give them/make them for you
- laughs at your jokes
- is physically attractive to you
- you can talk with her about any subject, usually at length. Note: When you like talking with her for a long time, this is a good sign!
- tells you she loves you often and you know she means it
- has her own goals and desires from life and recognizes she can achieve them with you as a partner and as a supporter
- inspires you to be the best man you can be
- you want to give her everything and fulfill her dreams the best that you can
- is gentle with you and others
- is a giver, not a taker
- respects you
- believes in you and your abilities
- understands that you need some time 1. alone, 2. with your friends, 3. to be a Dad to your kids, 4.to strive for your own goals with her help and support
After many years of searching, I have found such a woman. Cheryl and I were married 2 years ago after 3 years as a couple and years of friendship before that. I thank God every day for my blessings of Cheryl and our children.
Monday, March 5, 2007
Snow Crash, here we come!
In the interest of looping my online contacts on each other until I eventually become my own avatar, Facebook me!
Allitopoeia
I made up a new word: Allitopoeia. It is a portmanteau, although apparently that word has been eliminated from common usage, such morphemes are now called "blends".
A portmanteau or blend is a word that combines the sounds and meanings of two different words. An example would be spork, which is a spoon and fork combo that is used in camping. Another example is cyborg, a blend of the words cybernetic and organism.
I came up with the word the other day and I figured I should post this to make a record of it, although I think the average readership of my blog is similar to the surveyed average of the 1,000,000+ blogs out there: the blogger themselves.
I coined the word Allitopoeia to describe words that sound like they are spelled and also have a repetitive sound to them. Some examples:
ping pong
splish splash
beep beep
woo-woo!
hee-haw
choo-choo
blah blah blah
yadda yadda yadda
clickety-click
chuga-chuga
Now I have to find out how to get this word registered to me, then the royalty cheques start coming in!
A portmanteau or blend is a word that combines the sounds and meanings of two different words. An example would be spork, which is a spoon and fork combo that is used in camping. Another example is cyborg, a blend of the words cybernetic and organism.
I came up with the word the other day and I figured I should post this to make a record of it, although I think the average readership of my blog is similar to the surveyed average of the 1,000,000+ blogs out there: the blogger themselves.
I coined the word Allitopoeia to describe words that sound like they are spelled and also have a repetitive sound to them. Some examples:
ping pong
splish splash
beep beep
woo-woo!
hee-haw
choo-choo
blah blah blah
yadda yadda yadda
clickety-click
chuga-chuga
Now I have to find out how to get this word registered to me, then the royalty cheques start coming in!
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