When I was visiting my Great Aunt last month in Colorado, I found her old dictionary. It was over seventy years old, and I read and took notes, all the while looking for words that aren't "common". She laughed at me, saying in her whole 90+ years she's never seen anyone sit and read the dictionary. hamshackle (v) -> fasten head of animal to forelock hobbly (adj) -> rough, uneven pot walloper (n) -> a scullion, one who washes pots potvaliant (adj) -> having false courage stimulated by strong drink One of the words I ran into was cyclorama. It's been along time since I've thought about that term. Even though this picture (directly below) isn't a cyclorama, it reminds me of the concept. I took several shots of the Tongass Narrows from atop Deer Mountain on one of my mountain climbing expeditions (as listed on Things I've Done/Haven't Done ). Deer Mountain is "easy" to climb for a fit person. I was fine on the way up. On the way b
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