A blogsite offering entertaining daily oddities since January 2020. There are now over fifteen hundred posts in these four years. Images -- photographic, computer-simulated and poetic -- are drawn from daily life as well as from poems and wordplay grouped by topic on our parent blog "Edifying Nonsense". The poetry displayed is all original (as are the song-lyrics), although portions evolved through rigorous editing on a collaborative website.
March 1, 2023
February 28, 2023
FEB 28, urban concerns: elevator reluctance
Authors' Note:
lift: Canadians, like their American neighbours, usually term this device an 'elevator'; to fit the tight space here, we borrowed the British synonym; however, it is noted that we retained our customary spelling of story (rather than the British storey)
helluva: common undefined slang that has been used in 40 verses on OEDILF to date (2023); presumably a distortion of hell of a ...
Another true personal story, apart from taking liberties with the floor numbers. The author currently inhabits a rental unit across the building from the suite being gloriously renovated/demolished by 'Carl the contractor'. This situation accords with advice by a relative to 'try out the lifestyle change' to ease the transition from house to 'bungalow in the sky'.
February 27, 2023
FEB 27, classic palindrome: 'T. Eliot's toilet'
February 26, 2023
FEB 26, handyman's lesson: restoring your old greenhouse, introduction
A NOTE FOR (potentially) DISAPPOINTED READERS !!!
Athough the Palm Court has been closed for renovations, portions of the Conservatory facility remain open, If you can't manage to come by for a look yourself, you can still take in the joys of a visit by clicking HERE.
February 25, 2023
FEB 25, reptiles: red-eared sliders
Similarly, pets may harbor organisms that cause human disease, although the animals themselves don't become ill. Salmonella bacteria are commonly found on the skins of certain lizards and most turtles. The red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta), a reptile native to the US, has attained notoriety in this regard; as children's pets they are cute, easy to care for, and inexpensive. Combined with their penchant for taking over ponds from native turtles, these traits underlie their status as an invasive species whose sale is now banned in many countries around the globe.
February 24, 2023
FEB 24, creative anachronism: the Hippocratic oath
Authors' Note: The origins of the Hippocratic Oath, as discussed in the above verse, join several others by the authors under the rubric "creative anachronism". Although little is known of classic Greek office routines, there is no confirmation that clerks transcribed dictated medical reports during that epoch. One has to wait to the modern era for the invention of the typo.
Along the same lines, readers are invited to review our small but growing collection of "creative anachronisms" on our blog "Edifying Nonsense" by clicking HERE.
February 23, 2023
FEB 23, insects: fire ants
a) reprise from February, 2020
FEB 23, insects: fire ants
Even in the winter, they can be activated. Watch out! |
b) Giorgio's Lexicon of Binomials
February 22, 2023
FEB 22, signs of confusion: third collection
This post is the third in a series of 5. You can attempt to get all of this straight by reviewing the collections in the previous posts ...
signs of confusion#2signs of confusion #1
We hope that you enjoyed this post, the third in a series of 5. You can attempt to get all of this straight by pushing on to review the collections in these subsequent posts ...
February 21, 2023
FEB 21, curtained verse: ho- (give it a go)
EDITORS' WARNING: You must be at least 12 years of age to read this post!
February 20, 2023
FEB 20 (2023), singable satire: The Red Army Chorus sings " DARK SCHEMES" (Russian Hacking)
PARODY COMPOSED: Giorgio Coniglio, January 2018, related to the 2016 winter Olympics .
February 19, 2023
FEB 19, waterfowl: feral ducks
You can review these illustrated verses in a wider context by proceeding to 'Immersible Verse: Limericks about Waterfowl' on the full-service blog 'Edifying Nonsense'.
February 18, 2023
FEB 18, Canadiana: Canadian moose
Authors' Note: This verse was inspired by a character in a verse by Chris J. Strolin who railed against the use of the incorrect term 'Canadian goose'.
In fact, when Bruce was insightfully contemplating the introduction of moose into suitable environment in Newfoundland (NEW-found-land), the island was a separate British colony. As railway building had recently opened the island's interior, it was hoped that hunters would be attracted in search of a species in decline in the US and parts of Canada.In 1904, four eastern moose from New Brunswick (that subspecies is known as Alces alces americana) had been set loose on the island. Ultimately Newfoundland, including its burgeoning population of moose, joined the Canadian confederation in 1949.
The rest is history, eh? Newfoundland now (2023) has the densest population of moose in North America, accounting for 150,000 of the continent's million remaining large ungulates.
You can review poems, pictures and diverse nonsense related to Canada on the post "Canadiana" on our full-service blog "Edifying Nonsense".
February 17, 2023
FEB 17, defining opinion: hot
February 16, 2023
FEB 16, mythed opportunities: Leda and the swan
Authors' Note: King T. refers to Sparta's King Tyndareus, husband of Leda. These characters in the story of "Leda and the Swan" were presumably mortal. However, relevant accounts, as depicted in literature and representative art, vary as to the mortal status of the couple's famous offspring (the twins Helen and Clytemnestra, and Castor and Pollux were hatched as human babies from the oversized eggs.)
"Leda and the Swan" a subtle rendition with the swan at her feet; unspecified British sculptor, Allan Gardens Conservatory, Toronto. |
"Leda and the Swan", bronze sculpture, Bruno Piccirilli, 1945, displayed at Brookgreen Gardens, SC |
February 15, 2023
FEB 15, wordplay maps: new world palindromes (#7,#8)
a) reprise from February, 2020
FEB 15, wordplay maps: new world palindromes (#7,#8)
February 14, 2023
FEB 14, poetic non-sequitur: decolletage (+ Val's Day)
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!
February 13, 2023
Feb 13, homophonous verse: identity rhymes
February 12, 2023
FEB 12, poets' corner: subtle bullying, editorial
February 11, 2023
FEB 11, garden intruders: common moles
a) reprise from February, 2020