Solvitur ambulando, a Latin phrase ascribed to either St Augistine or the Greek philospopher Diogenes, means "it is solved by walking", or "it is solved by walking around".

Being a personal reflection on the differences and difficulties between generations among the people around me.

World War II has left a long-lasting trace on the lives of the ( Read more... )

Not being bound by my own self-imposed rules for writing LJ Idol entries anymore, the most important among which being that the entry has to be constructed logically (start somewhere, have some kind of development and some kind of conclusion), I will instead use this final and most recalcitrant of the five topics given this round to do what I have ( Read more... )

Content warning: some period talk ( Read more... )

A firebreak is a gap in vegetation or other combustible material that acts as a barrier to slow or stop the progress of a bushfire or wildfire. A firebreak may occur naturally where there is a lack of vegetation or "fuel", such as a river, lake or canyon.

~Wiki

My mum grew up in the 1950s and 1960s and she is much more outdoorsy than I am.

When my ( Read more... )

A MacGuffin is a term for a motivating element in a story that is used to drive the plot. It serves no further purpose. It won't pop up again later, it won't explain the ending, it won't do anything except possibly distract you while you try to figure out its significance. In some cases, it won't even be shown. It is usually a mysterious package/ ( Read more... )

The original meaning of "sucker punch" appears to be a mean punch delivered in boxing to a "sucker", someone green, not wary enough and not expecting it.

Content warning: weight loss.

I have stayed in the hospital twice in my life. The first time, which I do not remember because I was four years old at the time, my mother talks about often enough ( Read more... )

Родители собираются гулять с собакой.
Мать - отцу, открывая входную дверь: "Выходи с ней первый: со мной она насикает прямо в подъезде".
Отец: "Она уже сикает".

(Собака пулей выскочила в полуоткрытую дверь квартиры и пристроилась на коврике возле двери.)

*****My parents are going for a walk with the dog ( Read more... )