Gold and Brown Shoe - Ode to Fall

Today I was a near miss. Living proof of the wisdom to watch where you walk. While walking (okay I was striding proudly - clicking . . . clacking) to a meeting, I slipped. My feet slid right out from under me. Fortunately, a flip chart stand saved me from a total wipe out. I recovered with a "Ta-Da."

But, seriously, this could have been bad. From the expressions on the faces as it was happening, they were worried. God bless Dianne, she stood posed ready to catch me. Fortunately, this wasn't necessary.

I love these shoes, but this is the second time they've done me in at work. I resign myself to the fact they are a "going on a date" or "out for a night" on the town pair of shoes. These brown, gold, shiny, and sparkly shoes must be retired. You see, they just don't get along with the flooring at work. So, rather than jeopardize my physical well being or set back our days without injury score from 790 days to ZERO, I recognize these shoes are no longer an "approved for work" pair.

Before we go . . . in the shoes honor, I wrote a poem.

Gold and Brown Shoe - Ode to Fall

Gold, Brown
Shiny, Sparkly

Wearing you, I . . .
Walk
Talk
Fall?

Gold, Brown
Shiny, Sparkly

Wearing you, I . . .
Dazzle
Travel
Fall?

Gold, Brown
Shiny, Sparkly

Wearing you, I . . .
Stride
Slide
Fall?

Wearing you,
Gold, Brown
Shiny, Sparkly
Shoe

Goodly

A friend of mine, T, invents words. His most recent is one that I cannot type here lest my PG rating bump to PG-13 :o) Currently, the invented word he uses most frequently is goodly. A personal favorite of mine. I'm blogging about this word in an effort to get it added to the English Language. You see, this week we discovered that Merriam-Webster Dictionary editors add a word to their dictionary based on usage (primarily from print sources). So I figure if I can get the word out (ha ha), there is a fighting chance to increase "goodly" usage and attract the attention of the editors. Please refer to http://www.merriam-webster.com/help/faq/words_in.htm?&t=1294288096 for supporting evidence. Readers, I know this is a long shot. But, why not stretch your creative muscles and figure out how you can incorporate "goodly" into your every day written and spoken communication?

Wait, a minute, hold the presses. Cease your fingers from posting and shut your mouths from talking. I'm surprised to report that goodly is already in the dictionary. It is an adjective with the following definitions: 1. pleasantly attractive and 2. significantly large, considerable (a "goodly" number). I'll have to check with T and see if these definitions adequately define his version of "goodly." I believe they may not fully capture the depth of his meaning.

If not, then I propose another excellent idea. Merriam-Webster also has Open Dictionary, where people submit words and definitions online. http://nws.merriam-webster.com/opendictionary/. Perhaps T can submit an alternate definition for "goodly." I mean, after all, DVDs are released with alternate endings; why not something similar for a word?

Words are goodly :o)