I have built a few. None were very ornate.

Ramshackle is a word dear to my heart. Are you going to add sigoggelin next?

The political comments are appreciated. I thought hornswoggling was unique to us folks here in the hinterlands. Perhaps the hinterlands extend farther than I thought.

For shame bbeeton! What if some innocent child should read this!

And hate is such a hateful item.

We are glad to meet you MisterMicawber. I see you are an English teacher. We all struggle along with the language. I maintain that the English language is the greatest artifact that God has enabled mortal man to create.

David, I only expose you to the nice, intelligent ones. one of my formerly expats to Australia relatives is visiting me at present. My Australian born aunt has long returned to Australia. You are now my closest link.

Limnology is a new word to me. I will use it. I note the kinship with slime and indeed a limpid pond might get slimy. My experience is with small man-made ponds created by putting a dirt dam across a usually dry creek here in the hinterlands. We call them tanks as a local name. We also call concrete...

Yes, my age-related problem looms large in what is left of my mind. At times I was unhappy with who was president of the USA. Nowadays I'm happy if I can remember who the president is. Since I can't remember if I voted for him, I don't know whether to be mad or glad.

In the Baptist tradition, retired ministers are often designated emeritus. As one such recipient of the honor said, "Emeritus means you are still expected to work but you don't get paid."

My question was literal but probably not answerable.

I have read this good word entry several times now. No one has commented. It sounds a lot like cheating, i hope each of my Good Word friends have a professionally written will.

Thanks for the laughing icon, David.

The "In Play" comments for this Good Word are delightful.

If the Good Doctors sentence, "He found her warm voice and imbriferous eyes formed a safe haven for him away from the searing glare of the world outside," doesn't warm the cockles of your heart, you just might be heartless.