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Love (luhv), n.   (Middle English, from Old English lufu)

1. A deep, tender, ineffable feeling of affection and solicitude toward a person, such as that arising from kinship, recognition of attractive qualities, or a sense of underlying oneness.
2. A feeling of intense desire and attraction toward a person with whom one is disposed to make a pair; the emotion of sex and romance.
3. An intense emotional attachment

Despite my obsession with words I don't think I've ever really gotten down and dirty with the word "love" before.  Felt it, sure!  Obsessed about the feeling - HELL yes!  But never really explored the word itself.

It's possibly the most misused four-letter word out there.   We use it flippantly, carelessly.   We brandish it as a weapon.   We toss it around like candy, often without realising the full impact.  We love our:  shoes, nail polish, TIVO, WII....as well as actual real live "Hoomin Beans".

Is this why, when we actually experience love, the word itself sometimes seems completely inadequate?  Sometimes it just seems...well, a bit pants.  It's meant to express how we feel, but sometimes it just doesn't quite do it.

I think I should start using other words to express these thoughts and feelings .

"I flibbertygibbet you!"
"Let's make flibbertygibbet!"

Ok, that one isn't such a good idea.  Hmmm.

"I jabberwocky you!"
"Let's make jabberwocky!" ***

Darn, the only one I can think of that makes even the slightest bit of sense probably only does so to a handful of other people.   What fun though!

"I squee you!"
"Let's make squee!".

Ok, yep, I'm diggin' that one right there.

Love?  Are ya reading this?  I squee you!

Squee!

*** with full apologies to Lewis Carroll's family.  Don't sue me please!  I'm broke!

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Also, I would like to petition to have December directly follow August.  That is all.