Quip–a witty remark. E-Quips (think e-book or email) is hopefully a witty blog – dedicated to word play such as parodies, puns, and word parallels and stories about libraries that you may not have heard before. It has also expanded to include a few book reviews, nature and observational essays and poems, stories about military and veterans, and tips about writers and writing. It has evolved into an online journal. I also include select re-blogs to admire or inspire.
Hope you enjoy the ride and the fun.
Please let me know if there is word that deserves a riff or a library that has a story to share.
An independent bookstore is a retail bookstore which is independently owned.[1] Usually, independent stores consist of only a single actual store (although there are some multi-store independents). They may be structured as sole proprietorships, closely held corporations or partnerships, cooperatives, or nonprofits. Independent stores can be contrasted with chain bookstores, which have many locations and are owned by corporations which often have divisions in other lines besides bookselling. Specialty stores such as comic book shops tend to be independent.
Author events at independent bookstores sometimes take the role of literary salons[2] and independents historically supported new authors and independent presses.[3]
We discovered the drunken gnome passed out and unable to roam. He’d drunk too much from his glass fell face first with bared ass unable to make it back home.
Full moon of April; Spring is at hand with new growth appearing across the southern lands pink flowers, green shoots, birds on the wing but up in the North land it's not yet the thing
Rivers are melting, but still bound by the ice Hunger is rampant, some food might be nice The name of the moon depends on the place where it is called when it shows its full face
Pink Moon (moss pink or creeping ground phlox, which is one of the earliest and most widespread spring flowers.)
Peony Moon (China)
Oglala tribe of the Dakotas (Moon of the Red Grass Appearing)
Tlingit tribe of the Pacific Northwest (Budding Moon of Plants and Shrubs)
Various other tribes (Sprouting Grass Moon)
Choctaw tribe of the Southeast US (Moon of Blackberry)
Cherokee (Flower Moon)
southwestern Apache tribe (Moon of the Big Leaves)
Celts (Budding Moon, New Shoots Moon, Seed Moon, and Growing Moon.
Colonists (Planter’s Moon. Sugar Maker Moon)
Winnebago tribe of the Great Lakes region (Planting Corn Moon)
many tribes in the Pacific Northwest (Fish Moon)
Anishinaabe tribe (Sucker Moon because of suckerfish)
Arapaho of Colorado and Wyoming (Ice Breaking in the River)
Algonquin of the northeast and eastern Canad (Breaking Ice Moon)
Dakota tribes (Moon When the Streams are Navigable Again.)
Lakota, or Teton Sioux, tribe (When Wives Crack Bones for Marrow Fat)
Use the adjective sesquipedalian to describe a word that’s very long and multisyllabic. For example the word sesquipedalian is in fact sesquipedalian.
If you know some big words, today's the day to use them. Please say words you really know try not to abuse them. If someone doesn't know a word it's not nice to accuse them.
Last Sunday was warmer than anticipated. After breakfast as the Old Mill Room, we had a left over biscuit with jelly. From Saturday’s trip to a Mexican restaurant, we had left over spinach enchilada. The tomato based sauce on the enchiladas did not seem too spicy. We wondered if Buddy might like to expand his palate from sweet potatoes, new potatoes and carrots.
After a delightful drive through the burgeoning Spring Virginia country side, we arrived at Wyant’s store expecting it to be closed on Sunday. The parking lot was full of locals stopping by either breakfast or sandwiches. Fortunately, there were two spaces left. We got out of the car and Bob hee-hawed Chow Call twice. After a pause he brayed again. This time an unimpressed Buddy ambled slowly up the hill.
Buddy got the fence before we could get the food out and ready to feed him. He knew the drill, following us along the fence line until we got to the right spot.
He enjoyed all of the food, although the enchilada kept falling out of his mouth. He did not seem quite as forlorn as he had on the previous visit. However, he was agreeable to being fed over the top railing or between the first and second railing as long as the food kept arriving.
Once the food was gone, Bob vanished into the store for news and cookies. While he was in there, Buddy tolerated some more head scratches and pats. His fur was an odd mixture of soft on the forehead but rougher and bristly on the neck and shoulders. At times, Buddy had enough and turned his back on me. Except for inhaling almost any food being offered, any other communication is always on Buddy’s terms.
Bob returned with a double fig newton and a report that Holly still had not had her foal yet. He liked the cookie. We left with him deciding how to spend the rest of the day.
Ditch the bun, but keep the glasses Today's librarians can act like bad asses The first line of defense when it comes to book bans Freedom to read is worth that last stand Freedom of speech is freedom to read To find the right book to meet any need. Bibliotherapy can have its uses Let readers have access, don't need no excuses If you don't like the title, let it stay on the shelf Others may like it if you don't like it yourself. Your judgement's not perfect nor is it complete Please don't feel that tolerance is a form of retreat. God bless the librarians who stand up for you I know I've been lucky to be part of that crew.
Name that Flower Quiz was easier than I expected. (At least to me, the flowers were familiar and not too exotic.)
Flowers have powers to delight us for hours The colors and shapes Allow our minds to escape On the plant, in a vase tucked in any place they are an enhancement a call for enchantment
April 15th, an annual event Federal income tax forms are completed and sent Some people file early, others file late Some feel it's not fair, they do not partake
It seems like the richest don't pay the most If they even pay any, as some like to boast With so many deduction and so many brackets Not paying taxes has turned into a racket
From people with jobs, of mostly side hustles to the top one percent with political muscle each feels that taxes are unjust and unfair why they pay taxes, they don't know and don't care
Unless its their region or disaster of choice then they say thank you as they spend and rejoice Why is it better not to pay than receive as their responses might have you believe?
Why not eliminate taxes like that and came up with a system, essentially flat? A 10 percent tax everyone paid no matter how much anyone made
Like a church tithe, but paid to the state Would it sound too religious. as some might debate?
In response to Sheree’s comment (see below), this is my attempt to answer the questions.
Old Man and the Sea (1)
Tree Grows in Brooklyn (2)
Scarlet Letter (3)
As I Lay Dying (4)
Grapes of Wrath (5)
War and Peace (6)
Gone with the Wind (7)
Prince of Tides (8)
Great Expectations (9)
Pride and Prejudice (10)
Catcher in the Rye (11)
To Kill a Mockingbird(12)
Farewell to Arms(13)
1984 (14)
Crimes and Punishment (15)
The Sound and the Fury (16)
For Whom the Bell Tolls (17)
Lord of the Flies (18)
Hunchback of Notre Dame (19)
Brave New World (20)
Treasure Island (21)
Tale of Two Cities (22)
Of Mice and Men (23)
Red Badge of Courage (24)
The Sun Also Rises (25)
If someone has a different answer to any of my proposed responses, please share your answer and the question number it responds to in comments. Thanks.
When and where problems arise, Justice alone won't heed our cries... For in its realm, one's face may glow, While another's tells the tale of woe...
For justice, though noble in its aim, Can sometimes cast a shadowed flame... Where one finds light, another, gloom, Inequity's grasp looms, casting its doom...
But in the dawn of a solution's grace, Both houses bask in equal space... No shadows linger, no darkness in sight, Only unity and harmony, gleaming bright...
So let's not just plea for what's right, But craft solutions, bold and bright... For where there's remedy, true and fair, Justice and happiness shall always pair...
Kaushal is an MBA, MA, and CAIIB with over 35 years of experience in the Banking sector. He has led many technical and commercial teams for delivering project management solutions. He played a key role in the merger of State Bank of Indore and all other Associate Banks, Bharatiya Mahila Bank and SBICI with SBI. From a solution perspective, Kaushal focuses on best practices and has worked towards risk identification and mitigation, processes and control improvements. The functions covered by him include wholesale and retail lending, treasury operations, trade finance, cash management services, custody operations, etc. He has also played a key role in merchant acquiring business.
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