"A special kind of beauty exists which is born in language,
of language, and for language. "
- Gaston Bachelard
Good morning, my journal pals!! It's Saturday morning and time for "Wordplay"! Names are intriguing to me. When I named my children I wanted them to have a common enough name so they wouldn't be teased, but not too common, so it would be distinct. While visiting this site, I found out that my daughter was the only one in the country with her name!! Cool, Chelsea!! Also, her son, Josiah, has only 2 other people with his first and last name!
According to the site How Many of Me, there are almost 300,000,000 people in the U.S. I'm not sure when this census was taken, so maybe it has passed this number already. The site claims there are 88,799 different last names and 5,163 different first names in common use in this country.
There are 172 people with my name. That doesn't surprise me too much because my last name is pretty common and I went to school with quite a few Valeries.
Visit the site and let me know how many of YOU there are! You DO NOT have to tell me your last name, or even your first name, just how many of you there are. Mind you, this only works in the U.S. For those of you outside of the U.S., see if there is anyone with your name in our country and let us know how many!!
I had a lot of fun with this one! If you want to, after you let us know how many of YOU there are, you can let us know how many of your mate and kids there are and leave a story in the comments section how your kid(s) were named! Thanks for playing!! Have a good weekend and don't forget that VIVI nominations begin tomorrow at midnight! Have a lovely weekend, everyone! xox
This is a reminder to everyone that official nominations for the VIVIS Awards begin tonight at midnight P.S.T. and end midnight, Tuesday. There will be only three days of voting! If you want your nominations to count click this link - 2006 VIVI Award Journal and put them on your alerts, or visit them after midnight tonight to find out what you need to do!! You are only allowed one vote per category, you can leave some blank, and you can vote for the same journal for more than one category. All of your questions will be explained in this journal. Let's make this FUN!!
Photo Scavenger Hunt #92 will be due on Sunday. October 15, at 11:00 PM EST.
The subject this week is: "Trees, leaves, and anything
changing!"
I know we already had "Autumn", but I think I introduced it a bit too early. I think we can get some wonderful shots this week!! Hope you all have some fun with this! And, yes, Raven, you can have the leaves blowin' in the wind!
If you could wake up tomorrow morning being suddenly proficient in any musical instrument, which would you pick?
my answer: I have wanted to play the wooden recorder for some time, so I think I'll pick that. I have wanted to find a good one for some time and teach myself. I just haven't done it. I think the learning is the fun part, too. I wonder how much one costs? Anyone know? What about you? What would you like to play?
I wanted to thank Krissy for allowing me to continue the Monday Morning Question and the Photo Scavenger Hunt while she has been away and has been busy caring for her husband John. I am honored that she has given her games over to me for this short time. Thanks, Krissy! I will probably be doing them this week and next, and if all is well, Krissy will be taking them back in 14 days. My prayer is that your lives slow down enough so that you can do this, Krissy! Thanks for stopping by, everyone, and keeping the games alive! xox
P.S. I realized that I forgot to do "Wordplay" Saturday morning. It totally slipped this fibromyalgia-fogged brain. I will try to do it sometime this week, or pick it back up on Saturday. Sorry if you came by Saturday morning looking for it.
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