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Author: gizzylaw

I am a retired criminal defense attorney. My days are filled with music, dogs, weaving, family and friends. I am a conundrum. I haven't figure me out yet. These are my thoughts.

RDP-Sunday- Amenable

What a gentle word. It even sounds soft and accepting. What does it make you feel or see or even … More

Amenable, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP

RDP-Sunday-Adversary

Having spent my professional life in courtrooms, I am well aware of today’s word. Every day there was someone or … More

Adversary, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP

RDP-SUNDAY-LOLLYGAG

Oh, I do love this word. It reminds me of youthful days spent reading books under the orange trees, looking … More

Lollygag, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP

RDP- Sunday- Bromide

We seek solace. We seek wellness. Where the heck is the bromide??? Once just a potion, is now used to … More

Bromide, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP

RDP- Sunday- Aghast

The world has been through so much. We each have trials and tribulations that we did not expect. The daily … More

Aghast, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP

RDP-SUNDAY-DAMP

This word came to mind as the news blares the information about the drought in this area. Is there such … More

Damp, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP

RDP- SUNDAY- MOOT

As a retired coach for high school moot court teams, I find myself partial to this word. Purely academic exercise … More

Moot, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP

RDP-SUNDAY- POIGNANT

We use our talents, such as they are, to express ourselves, to share ourselves and discover ourselves. And, sometimes that … More

Poignant, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP

RDP-SUNDAY- GUTTURAL

Today’s word comes for the Latin “gutter” which means “throat”. And the first Webster definition is “articulated in the throat”. … More

Guttural, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP

RDP-SUNDAY-Shibboleth

I Josh Lyman: Excuse me, Mr. President, what are you going to ask the Chinese refugee? President Josiah “Jed” Bartlet : I’m going … More

Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP, Shibboleth

RDP-SUNDAY-CALUMNY

Ok. This word seems a bit (a bit?) obscure. Until this appeared in the Irish Times in February of 2012: … More

Calumny, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP

RDP-SUNDAY–INVEIGLE

INVEIGLE-a word that dates from the 16th century, refers to the act of using clever talk, trickery, or flattery either … More

Inveigle, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP

RDP-SUNDAY- PRAGMATIC

It was only during the mid-1800’s that today’s prompt began to become a synonym for ‘practical’! Prior to that it … More

Pragmatic, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP

RDP-SUNDAY- GLEAN

This word, to me, sounds like what it is. Gathering and cleaning the facts, the fields, the ideas. The tag … More

Glean, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP

RDP-SUNDAY-COLLEAGUE

Sometimes I just can’t spell a word. Learning the correct spelling on todays prompt required a little mental gymnastics. League … More

Colleague, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP

RDP-Sunday-Rigmarole

Today’s word prompt is one that my mother used often and, somehow, everyone knew what she meant. A chance using … More

RDP, RDP daily prompt, Rigamarole

RDP- Sunday-Friend

This word is personal to each person that uses it. The emotional, mental, and spiritual ties to another person are … More

friend, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP

RDP-Sunday-GUMPTION

Like many words, the meaning of today’s prompt has changed over time. Once used as a synonym for intelligence or … More

Gumption, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP

RDP-SUNDAY- JOCULARITY

One of my favorite words came to me through a television show. MASH was a huge hit in the 1980’s … More

Jocularity, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP

RDP-Sunday-ARBORIAL

There are words in all languages that are special to people who speak those languages. They are words that make … More

Arborial, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP

RDP-Sunday-Excuse

There seems to always be a reason for an action. There always seems to be a need to find that … More

EXCUSE, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP

RDP-Sunday- HELP

From time to time we all need a little. The Ragtag Daily Prompt for Sunday is: HELP Let the word … More

Help, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP

RDP- SUNDAY–PREVARICATE

Is it a lie, a white lie, or simply an evasion of the truth?? Certainly, this word can be all … More

Prevaricate, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP

RDP-SUNDAY- Confidence

Here is another homonym for you. It pops up in movies from “Sound of Music” to “Goodfellas” and carries two … More

Confidence, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP

RDP-Sunday- Tranquil

Standing in my yard enjoying the sounds of the wind and wildlife when I spotted a hawk. It was perched … More

Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP, Tranquil

RDP-SUNDAY-HUMAN

It seems that we are all connected, one way or another. Our genes have come through ages show how much … More

HUMAN, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP

RDP-SUNDAY-LAMB

Just in case you haven’t noticed…. I like word play. Homonyms, synonyms, homophones, contronyms and antonyms are all fun for … More

Lamb, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP

RDP- SUNDAY-DUCK

Words. There are so many. They convey so much. We use them every day and thing nothing of it. As … More

duck, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP

RDP-SUNDAY- BLANKET

Sitting on the couch propped up on pillows. The popcorn is popping in the microwave. The dogs are napping. The … More

BLANKET, Ragtag Daily Prompt, RDP

RDP-SUNDAY–YARD

Homonyms are words that have the same spelling and usually sound alike, but have different meanings. We learn very early how to distinguish the … More

RDP, RDP daily prompt, Yard

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