Welcome to my humble corner of cyberspace. As a prepratory warning, this blog was not meant to be particularly informing, as the title might suggest. However, you may pick up a few laughs at my unique trains of thought, or learn a little Latin willy-nilly.
I'm thrilled to be officially opening this lovely new blog with the first post, And I apologize ahead of time if my writing style proves illegible.
3 comments:
Gilbertgirl, you narrowed down your list of confirmation names to twenty? I'd be very interested to see the list if you are willing to post it. This reminds me of GKC's line "The greatest of poems is an inventory." [GKC, Orthodoxy CW1:267]
Anyway, welcome to the e-cosmos!
Is this blogg to be catastrophic because you pontificate, or do you pontificate here because of catastrophes? Hee hee.
No matter. I like big words too.
Here's one of the biggest I know, even bigger than that Mary Poppins word - and yes, I am typing it from memory!
Plakkopytrixophylisperambulantiobatrix
(It's the name of a poem by Chesterton.)
And it is exciting to think about anything pontifical - I am sure you know it means "bridge-builder" but did you know that bridge building was considered an act of mercy during the Middle Ages, and St. Thomas Aquinas stated that one might properly beg for donations in order that a bridge be built?
heehee!! Both.
My next project: learn how to pronounce and spell
Plakkopytrixophylisperambulantiobatrix
Also read the poem. That is such a luscious word.
Too bad it isn't any more. Arbitrary reality: Thomas Aquinas is on my list of confirmation names-soon to be posted!!!
Thanks for commenting-I appreciate the feedback!!!
Obviously I do not know how it is really pronounced, as I have never heard anyone attempt to pronounce it. Here is how I say it (and boy do I get strange looks when I say it!)
plack-O
pit-TRIX-o
fil-LIS-per
AMB-you-lan(t)see-o
BAT-tricks.
That fourth line sounds as if I were saying "ambulance" then e-o, but the "t" is more or less present depending on how rushed I say it.
To learn its meaning you must read the poem - I cannot explain further than that. Nor can anyone else. Bear in mind the sub-title which reads: "A Twenty Minutes' Holiday from Writing Fiction. 12 p.m."
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