Greetings!

Greetings!

I love that word, don’t you? It’s innately cheerful, yet not overly so, fits any time of day, and is infrequently used yet widely recognized. It piques interest, if only because of how odd it sounds in the modern world, for better or for worse. I like to think it stimulates the curiosity of the audience whether or not the audience invites such stimulation. It also tends to both draw attention and cast it away from itself, onto a foreign entity.

This is my kind of word, and with this word, I cast off on this new adventure.

As we embark on this new adventure, I’ll let you know a little bit about the captain of the ship. I’m a lover – of language, of science; of definitive answers, of grayscale; of simple pleasures, of intellectual curiosities. I love that all of these things are so beautifully intertwined in our world. For example, language is most wonderfully used when it is remarkably precise, yet determinedly vague. Exchanges are meant to convey meanings, but the greatest of these also tantalize several senses. It’s invigorating.

I have a variety of interests; thankfully, they are all connected: I learn, process, and share about these things through language using the scientific descriptors that grow parallel. When things are so dissimilar that comparison is not an option, we call it comparing apples with oranges; however, when we think critically about this turn of phrase, we notice the two are quite similar in many ways: fruit, edible, freshness is of value, nutritious, born of trees… When we pick the fruit, we have the opportunity to use it gratefully, use it without a second thought, or waste it. My order of preference is from the first of these to the most recent: I grew up on “waste not, want not” and learned the most grounding experience is gratefulness. Life is so vibrant, and we are alive, breathing in the spectacular wonders of the world. Who are we to waste the time we have on Earth with apathy?

Here, we will research and discuss various interests. We will dive into topics ranging from deep and wide to topical and simple, throwing in a few fictional pieces for flare. It’ll be a lot of fun, and I hope to hear your input.

Won’t you join us on this journey of discovery?