Words . . .

. . . new, and/or/but old. . .


(with thanks to Tom Chatfield theguardian.com and Betsy Towner, from: AARP Bulletin)

geek - socially awkward children obsessed with new technological devices.

spam - unwanted email.

LOL - "laughing out loud" in digital communication.

hashtag - formerly shorthand for weight in pounds, now on Twitter to denote popularity.

meh - an flexible contemporary species of digital indifference or "OK, whatever".

big media - Primary mass communication sources, e.g., TV and the press.

bromance - close platonic male friendship.

chillax - to calm down and relax.

cougar - older woman who dates younger men.

flash mob - brief gathering for a common purpose, announced by e-mail or text.

frenemy - friend with whom one has frequent conflict.

gal pal - female friend.f

heart - to like very much; love.

matchy-matchy - excessively color-coordinated.

megachurch - huge church congregation, typically evangelical Christian.

pimp - pimp to make something more showy or impressive.

riff - to expound on a particular subject.

social media - websites and applications used for social networking.

staycation - vacation spent at home.

nakation - nude vacation.

unfriend - to remove from a list of personal associates on a website.

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So much music. . .

. . . so little time. . . 

Here's an instrumental performance of an older, never recorded composition, rife with imperfections.  (You sing it.)


Words are all that I have to express all the things I would
Like to be able to tell you  but don't quite know how
Couldn't before and still can't do it now
During all of this time that's transpired little's changed but
A lot has occurred in my thoughts and my feelings for you
Countless superior intellects have searched for answers
I never gave it a whole lot of thought

Until I tried to let you know how much I feel inside
Until I tried to let you know how much I feel inside
for you

I have always believed that it's true very few things I'll
Ever encounter will be quite as precious as you
The magic between us so rare and so new
Though I'm not one of those that you find who has always the
Need to express to so many  exactly what he has in mind
I find I have this burning that's deep down inside me
For words I never needed before

Until I tried to let you know how much I feel  inside
Until I tried to let you know how much I feel  inside
for you

I can't imagine ever having my life depend upon eloquence
And maybe it doesn't
But after all this time together it seems long overdue
And in the end it probably doesn't make a difference in how you feel
If I never say it

Now I'm daily rehearsing the way to articulate
Every syllable nuance and stress when I say
How much I need to have you here today
And I won't give it up easily I suspect that it's
Just as important to you as it is now to me
The words we use themselves have no meaning
So all the more must I make them right

Now that I try to let you know how much I feel  inside
Until I tried to let you know how much I feel inside
for you


Until I Tried
©2007 Raymond M. Jozwiak





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