- I was in a meeting today where the word “irregardless” was used several times. It got me thinking: Is this a word? And if so, why? Doesn’t it mean the same thing as “regardless”? Why do we need two words for this? Seems redundant. Personally, I much prefer “nevertheless”…more lyrical and poetic. But that’s just me.
So I was at Walgreen’s the other day and as I was walking in, I noticed this sign on the wall outside. What? Our Walgreen’s is a law enforcement sub-station? What does that mean? Do they have a jail cell in the back? Is this where they detain unruly customers? Are fisticuffs breaking out at the Drop-Off window? What, are people rioting at the One-Hour Photo booth? I don’t know…just seems unnecessary. I’m wondering if this is just a Huntsville thing.
- I took the kids to the library the other day and I let them check out a DVD of old Muppet Show episodes. I hyped it all big, telling them, “Yeah, this show is great. Daddy used to watch it when he was little.” (I just realized that means I speak in the third person to my kids. Jason hates it when people do that.) Anyway, I let them watch an episode tonight before bed and let me just tell you…boy, I was wrong. This show is horrible. I mean, HORRIBLE. Bad acting, bad songs. (I know, I know…this makes me just like these guys.) Of course, the kids didn’t know any better, but I can’t believe I used to think this show was actually good. Note to self: never watch reruns of “The A-Team” or “The Dukes of Hazard” or “Quantum Leap”. I want those shows to remain pristine in my mind.
- While we’re talking TV, American Idol returns this week and I am pumped. Granted, these first episodes are always pretty lame, but I love watching this show with Sunny.
- Anybody read a good fiction book lately? I’ve sort of binged on the theological reading of late; I could use a good fiction read. Let me know if you have any suggestions.
- The other day, as we were driving to Birmingham, Joshua was asking questions about all the different people in the world: people who live here, people who live in Honduras, people who have different skin color, speak different languages, etc. I was trying to explain to him that although we all have differences, we’re also all made in the image of God and that means that we’re all special in God’s eyes. He said, “Jesus is the shepherd and we are His sheep.” I guess they’ve been talking about this in Bible class or something. We finished our conversation and there was about 10 seconds of silence before Joshua closed it out by saying, “Jesus has lots of sheeps.” Yes he does, son.
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I love your train of thought blogs. I’m with you on “irregardless”. What is that? I think it makes people sound a tad uneducated. People at work use it all the time. I’m surrounded by master grammarians for sure 😉 The whole Walgreen’s thing is hilarious and very random. Be careful when you go in or Barney might book ya. I also agree about going back and watching old shows that you loved as a kid (with a few exceptions). I often find myself trying to figure out why I liked them in the first place. Ok, I’ll shut up now.Ashleigh
Too funny! I was guilty of using the word "irregardless" until about a year ago when my mom, after hearing me say it for…oh about 30 years decided it was her mission to rid it from my vocabulary. This will come as no surprise to Ashleigh, I am a tad uneducated & was perfectly content that way until someone told me otherwise.
I’m pretty sure that the Walgreens Substation has something to do with another station on Lost we have yet to hear about. Maybe the Island moved to Walgreens.
I love your random thoughts on this post. I don’t think that I’ve ever used the word irregardless. I loved how Joshua said that Jesus has lots of sheeps. It was just too cute.
I just want everyone to know that the word “growed” was just used in my office. The exact sentence was this, “It’s done growed out now.”… To pull a line from George Costanza, “We live in a society here people!” Ashleigh
The word “irrespective” is in my dictionary, but it is labeled as “Non-Standard”. It says it’s a word “many people mistakenly believe to be a correct usage in formal style but that in fact has no legitimate antecedent.” That’s like the dictionary’s way of shrugging it’s shoulders and saying, “It’s a word, but not really.” I didn’t think that my Walgreens could be a Dharma substation. Although, now that you mention it, the pharmacist did look an awful lot like Dr. Marvin Candle.
I have a friend who uses the term “irregardless”. I called him on it about a year ago and every time he uses it I openly mock him. I am a good friend after all. I had another favorite made up word forced on me when my wife and I were looking for a house a few years ago. The realtor that we used and I were talking about the A/C unit in the house and I asked some questions and he said he would get it checked out and see if it was “capacitized” for the size house we were looking at. You just have to love made up words! I think the term “athleticism” is a made up term too. If I recall correctly Dan Fouts made it up on Monday Night Football back in the late 80’s early 90’s. Good post!
Joshua,Capacitized? Reminds me of “strategery”, which is a favorite of mine. I’ll have to check out “athleticism”. How about “sticktuitiveness”? Is that a word?
I heard an NFL commentator talk about the “physicality” of one of this year’s playoff teams. Pretty sure that’s not a word either.