Are All Politicians Just "Blatherskites"?

Let's face it, many or most of us have our own opinions about politicians in general, and there are likely a number of similarities between our collective thoughts and ideas on the topic.

Politicians have been around for a long time, and it almost seems as though many of us have become "numbed" to some of the common practices and tactics we observe and experience, most especially during election year campaigns.

I must say, I do think many politicians today are, indeed, "blatherskites", and I think this term says it all, don't you?

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Do You Ever Have "Borborygmus" At The Most INopportune Times?

Sometimes, when I least expect, and when I least want "borborygmus" to occur, it happens anyway. 

Yes, that old 'borborygmus' seems to know just when I would become most displeased and most unhappy that it should decide to happen.

I often wonder if there's any way to control one's 'borborygmus', and I'm sure there are some things one can do about it, but it still seems to 'have a mind of its own', if you know what I mean.

When 'borborygmus' strikes, unfortunately, it is not easy to hide from others, either, so it becomes a sure source of embarrassment and can lead to some pretty touchy scenarios and circumstances, y'know?

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Oh No! Am I Guilty of "Argle-Bargle"?

Yikes! This journey of mine into some of the 'weird words' might become problematic for me if I learn things which cause me to think some of them are describing myself in negative ways!

I found "argle-bargle" in the Oxford Dictionaries™ 'weird and wonderful words' category, and had to stop and think, for sure. It made me wonder if I might, indeed, be guilty of it in some of my blogs or other communications.

So, now I've hinted that 'argle-bargle' has something to do with communications; written, spoken, other? 

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Do You Think of Yourself as "Argute"?

Are you "argute"? I like to think I am, but I know I am surely not always 'argute', I'm afraid.

Well, I might be on a roll here with the word kicks, because I find that my brain seems to like "weird words" for some reason. 

When our children were still home, we used to play various word games like Scrabble™, Boggle™, Balderdash™, and others.

Balderdash™ is a fun game that capitalizes on weird words. There's literally hundreds of cards with weird words, and the object is to try to bluff other players by creating your own definitions for the words. Of course, when they are read aloud during the game play, there's much laughter and a high level of giddiness.

So, I began looking into some more "weird words", and came across the word "argute", which is a word I seldom (if ever) hear, let alone use in conversation or written works.

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Have You Ever Been "Flummoxed"?

Sometimes, strange words pop into my mind for no apparent reason, and when that happens, I'm driven to look up the word for proper definition, because usually I don't really know what the word means when it pops up.

Recently, the word "flummoxed" popped into my brain; and, while I had a sense for what it means, I wasn't really sure, so I had to look it up. According to Google™, it means "bewildered or perplexed"...pretty much what I thought, so I lucked out on that one.

So, to be "flummoxed" means to be bewildered. Have you ever been bewildered? I know I have...far too often, quite frankly. It also means to be perplexed...and I know I've been there, too.  

I have to conclude, then, that I, personally, have definitely been "flummoxed"!  How about you?

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Mental Illness - Time To Pay More Attention

Recent tragic events in Oregon have reopened other similar wounds that have not yet healed. We are experiencing too many 'out-of-the-ordinary' (to say the least) scenarios these days, and there HAS TO BE an explanation (IMhO).

Some people seem to be suffering in silence with troublesome 'mental illness' which sometimes drives them to engage in unacceptable behaviors.

While there is no 'excuse' for killing innocent people, some of the people that have carried out some of these things have shown certain signs or symptoms which could have been identified as 'needing further review', and, if that had been done, some tragedies might have been prevented.

But...how does an individual who struggles with such difficult mental or emotional hangups, or issues, or 'different-brain-wiring' go about seeking appropriate help without fear of shame, guilt, ridicule, insults, labels, or other forms of incriminating public and private negativity?

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More Mass Shootings - More Gun Control Discussions?

I watched just a small segment of (one of?) President Obama's talks after the Oregon shootings, and, of course, he was obviously shaken, and the frustration he's dealing with was very clear; in his face and his voice and his words.

When I tuned in, he happened to be talking about the need for more of some kind of gun control that helps to 'weed out' certain individuals who may demonstrate particular tendencies, attitudes (even thoughts?). 

To me, it was obvious that the President wants to tighten up on giving guns to individuals of 'known risks', and, in my (humble?) opinion, that's probably not a bad idea, but how to do that?

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