like the word jangle. To begin with, it is an onomatopoeia, a word that tries to imitate the sound it describes. (Think buzz or meow, maybe hiccup.)
And then, it has the virtue of being both a noun and a verb.
As a verb it can mean to quarrel verbally or to irritate the nerves.
A perfect framing for the December issue of Olive.
or the past few years, I’ve had idle thoughts on the use of the word “novel” in medicine. I’ve wondered how, or if, Novel Therapies were related to literary concepts of a novel. Like any good citizen of the 21st century, I looked to AI for some expert opinion. Here’s what I found.
acial expressions are hard. They’re like cursive, you either learned to do them properly in school or you’re faking it with great effort and medium results. I did not learn. My face has one setting: “borderline hostile.” I was born with a face that says, “No.” Specifically, “No entry. No soliciting. No small talk” Or as society so generously dubbed it: resting bitch face. A term I accept because it is both rude and accurate, the way many things are.
hanks to Gene Autry, (Music) with lyrics Frank Loesser (Guys and Dolls) and Joseph Lilley (If I Were a Bell) for putting jangle into music!
As I go riding merrily along,
And they sing, oh, ain’t you glad you’re single?
And that song ain’t so very far from wrong
