I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life, to put to rout all that was not life

August 26: haplology

An entire generation of young adult males engages in haplology every day without realizing it, when they pronounce the word 'probably' without any 'b' sounds.

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• If you could invite any five guys to your birthday party, who would they be?
beyond the usuals (and if you think that includes you, it does), I would have to insist upon the presence of: the Mumbler; Jean Reno; the marathon man; Anthony Bourdain; and David James Duncan.
• What birthday has been your favorite so far? What about it made it special?
the fifth wasn't too bad, even considering that it was the first day of school. (Same with 14 and 17.) 33 was memorable, but I wouldn't call it "favorite." How about I leave this one in the "to be determined later" realm?
• What one thing are you craving today?
chocolate chip cookies and a real hug. One out of two ain't bad.

[from The Cat, who got it here; the title quotation is by Henry David Thoreau, an excerpt from Walden, or, Life in the Woods]