First Vocabulary Words of 2014

Latest word I'm in love with and never use but will try to:

imbue - (verb) to cause to become filled or saturated with a certain quality; to cause someone to become deeply affected by a feeling or to have a certain quality; endow
Her experience in Europe imbued her with a certain sophistication.


Best word you've never heard but is fun to say and not impractical for use in conversation:

smeap - (noun) a reprimand, snub or rebuke

(Thanks, "Says You!" at http://www.saysyou.net/)

Now go forth and have fun with language!

Puppy Love 2014

I hate to cave to search based headlines but here goes...

Top 5 reasons why it's better to have a dog than a child:

1. You can pick one you think is cute. 
2. Your dog will not grow up one day and hate you. Unconditional love, baby! 
3. If you really screw up in raising your dog, you probably won’t even know it. 
4. Very few people don’t like dogs, as opposed to children.
5. No social security or health insurance enrollment required!