The Unoriginal Muse

One is not superior merely because one sees the world as odious. -- Chateaubriand (1768-1848)

Archive for the 'Small Conceits' Category

18 Oct

Dufftown actually exists?

Grand event this is. The first whisky tasting in my new apartment – I’ll make a post about that later – and something I’d never seen before. Of course there are so many single malts out there these days it’s hard to keep up with them, especially when you’re but an amateur like me.
A little [...]

07 Feb

Cheery Realism

Whenever you see a rainbow, just remember that someone else is getting rained on.

05 Jan

Winning by proxy

Just a little amusing note. My wife, the beautiful Christina, has won the Numby Award for “Neologism of the Year” after coming up with this little number for Mr Brignell:
Acairasthenephobia, Ah-kai-ras-then-eh-phobia, n, a fear of falling ill out of hours (Gr negative prefix A; cairo (or kairós) – right time; asthenes – ill; and [...]

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