Enga mellom fjella

Routines

...a polite word for rut?

Etymology of routine: French, from Middle French, from route traveled way
First Known Use: 1676
Etymology of rut: perhaps modification of Middle French route way, route
First Known Use: 1552

Knew they were related... -ine makes me think of a diminutive or feminine form. Rut was too masculine? Yes, I can go there. Although the "rut" in "an elk in rut" supposedly has a different root...

ME:

Stuck in a rut.

Facebook.
Yahoo:
Blog:

Even my impending trip is almost boring me (...almost; I'm still prepping it). And my friends and surrounding circumstances? Maybe it's just the book I finished last night.

I've read 4 Henning Mankell novels in just over a week. Finished "One Step Behind" at 1 a.m.

Who needs a life when there are books to read?

They do help with insight into the Swedish national character. Explains why I enjoyed Norway more! Although ...the dark and moody psychological Norwegian novel can disturb me to the core.

In "One Step Behind" the mass-murderer basically kills "happy" people. This may seem absurd ...but it isn't. Ever meet someone who projects misery to blunt someone's happiness? They're usually found in toxic offices.

Me? I smile a lot; but, certain "happy" events depress me ...like birthday parties.

Still, I don't punish happy people by shooting them.

In other snews:

Warned my brother-in-law that he may be weeping when the Montana Grizzlies have Orange for supper on Thursday. If they do beat Syracuse, he said he'd call...

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