Bill W

Yes, it is sad that some will have to sell their homes for less than they'll need in order to purchase a smaller home or go from a two-story home to one that's on a single level. It's even sadder when someone is no longer capable of living on their own and can't afford to go to an assisted living facility and will end up in a nursing home, no matter whether it's due to getting less than they'll need from the sale of their home or the fact that they didn't own one in the first place and didn't have any other assets.

I wish you all the best and hope you'll manage to get enough help to move the big things, although I'm sure deciding what to keep and what you won't be taking with you will be difficult.

Not only can it be painful due to the memories they'd be leaving behind, but also in sorting through the accumulation of furnishings and other items that are there and deciding what they want to take with them and what they'll sell, give away, or toss out.

Chapter 23 – A Glitch in Preparations Since I could tell Devin was feeling badly about the thought of losing so much money, I wanted to do something to help. I was trying to think of a way I could give him some hope when I suddenly had an idea. “You changed in the men’s room, so maybe you left the money in the other shorts you were wearing. Where are they now?” “I put them in the bag with the other stuff I bought,” he said. “They should still be in the bag with the new clot

@Myr must have run across the same article I did. https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/71452/35-joyous-j-words-jazz-your-vocabulary

The earliest known usage of jactance was during the Middle English period, between 1150-1500. The earliest OED evidence for the word was before 1492 in a translation by William Caxton, a printer, merchant, and diplomat.

From the Latin verb jactare, meaning to throw or to throw out, and picked up by the French, Jactance, meaning vaingloriously boasting.

Jeff, thank you for sharing this. I will be adding another donation for Momicality as soon as I receive my nest Social Security payment on the third Wednesday of the month.

And that message is?

John Locke wrote, "I fear, that the jumbling of those good and plausible words in your Head..might a little jargogle your Thoughts..." That was the first know use of the word and it occurred in 1692.

You know, when I was first typing my etymology blurb I had spelled the Latin word ientaculum, but the I saw another entry that spelled it jentaculum, and since I and j have a lot in common in appearance, I though possibly the bottom of the j got erased or didn't come through, so I went with jentaculum. Oh well, so much for my reasoning ability .

I was only thinking of the smells of food when you walk into those places.

The first thing I thought of when I saw this word was Denny's, I.H.O.P., and Waffle House (just picking places that the most people might know).

Borrowed from the Latin - jentaculum (pertaining to breakfast, particularly taken after getting up) + English suffix ar (of. near, or pertaining to) forming adjectives.

Now there's a story that grabs at your heart. Thank you for sharing.

In the US there used to be a TV show called "The Funny Manns" starring Cliff Norton. He would show old slapstick silent films, but he'd appear between clips. Here's a sample, I hope it works. https://www.google.com/search?q=funny+mann&rlz=1C1SQJL_enUS785US785&oq=funny+mann+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIJCAEQABgKGIAEMgkIAhAAGAoYgAQyCQgDEC4YChiABDIJCAQQABgKGIAEMgkIBRAAGAoYgAQyCQgGEAAYChiABDIJCAcQABgKGIAEMgkICBAAGAoYgAQyCQgJEAAYChiABNIBCjE3Nzg3ajBqMTWoAgiwAgE&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:aa4b2dd3,vid:wSviPu_gNyI,st:0 Well, at least there's the link.

Very interesting! I learned a great deal about @quokka through that interview. Thank you.

The British have different definitions for the word. 1) an agitation of the surface of the water (splashing, dashing, rippling, choppiness) 2) a mental or emotional agitation or turmoil Merriam-Webster

It's what James Bond ask the bartenders to do with his martinis - jabbled (shaken), not stirred.

The reference I found didn't give a source either.

Paladin, here's what you're looking for: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gallinaceous

The first know use of the term gallinaceous was in 1693. The smallest gallinaceous bird in North Anerica is a quail (weighing 28-40 g) and the largest is the turkey (weighing up to 14 kg).

See guys, if Devin had used a credit card then we wouldn't have had so much discussion and so many ideas presented about what happened.

It's obvious that Gramps and Pops told their wives about their ability, since if you remember in Book 1 when they first met Mac, they kept changing appearance to show them what they could do, and their wives were there at the time. As to HOW they told told their wives, that's a mystery for the ages. Yes, I'm sure a report of seeing four Bigfoot together would bring a lot of attention - a lot of unwanted attention, especially if someone saw them in the area prior to that happening. I know they could avoid that by changing into a bird or another animal, but then there's a chance someone would see them doing that as well. They very selective about when or how often they use their ability, except when they're at the cabin, since that's fairly private and secluded. No, you're not annoying me, because maybe your comments, although I may not accept them, may spark another idea that's more plausible. If there son wanted to get tall enough to become a basketball player, I think his fathers would tell them the same thing they'd been told. It's better to be shorter and bring less attention to yourself, especially as a college basketball player. Could you see him getting pissed off in a televised game and instinctively turning into some animal? For that reason, I don't think they'd let him do that and try to explain it so he would understand.

Chapter 22 – Making Concessions Now that the cookout was over and we were done with the fire pit, Ma and Pa sat and cuddled for a while longer as they watched the fire burn down. Eventually, though, Pa knew he had to do something to make certain the fire was completely out, for safety reasons. He didn’t want to have to worry about any embers rising into the air after being reignited by a strong breeze and then either starting a forest fire or causing the cabin to burn. After letti