tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598334062894843398.post612645180063762012..comments2023-08-01T03:47:57.294-04:00Comments on Stretching My Wings: B is for BoondoggleHeatherLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05408729050734990343noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598334062894843398.post-66819129757737149142013-04-17T06:08:50.676-04:002013-04-17T06:08:50.676-04:00I can't make any promises but I do like this y...I can't make any promises but I do like this year's theme so I may do a weekly post about outdated and unused slang and phrases.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and the praise!HeatherLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05408729050734990343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598334062894843398.post-50927858048657345482013-04-17T04:40:50.635-04:002013-04-17T04:40:50.635-04:00Heather, can you keep going after this challenge f...Heather, can you keep going after this challenge finishes please ... these are so great and I homeschool and am thinking of adding you to my childrens curriculum ... they love learning and using new words and your stories are a delight!Multi-tasking Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07824304337746456198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598334062894843398.post-32599762192790695132013-04-09T16:51:11.181-04:002013-04-09T16:51:11.181-04:00Hi Heather, I enjoy your style. Interesting post....Hi Heather, I enjoy your style. Interesting post. Oh how the government likes to waste our money on non-essential unnecessary matters. I love the word boondoggle. It is a commonly used word in the military where I learned it meant to spend time doing something that was really unnecessary while making it seem important. We would accuse each other of going on a boondoggle whenever one of us got to do a a plum temporary assignment or trip. I think I agree with you that it works fine as a verb as well and it is obviously the responder that is illiterate. Thanks for the post and the education. God bless, Maria from <a href="http://delightdirectedliving.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Delight Directed Living</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12248483093711799736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598334062894843398.post-49320932243709680532013-04-05T04:22:15.871-04:002013-04-05T04:22:15.871-04:00I completely agree! We make a big deal about sayin...I completely agree! We make a big deal about saying that the getting to where we are going is "half the fun." But, how can it be fun if you miss out on seeing all the points between departure and destination?HeatherLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05408729050734990343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598334062894843398.post-10531052441995696372013-04-05T04:20:15.934-04:002013-04-05T04:20:15.934-04:00Indeed! I love that I found inspiration in such an...Indeed! I love that I found inspiration in such an unusually place!HeatherLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05408729050734990343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598334062894843398.post-15218518203015461432013-04-05T04:18:43.456-04:002013-04-05T04:18:43.456-04:00Honestly, even though I didn't think about it ...Honestly, even though I didn't think about it at the time, that is really one of my hopes with this challenge: that long forgotten and out of use words would make a reapperance. It certainly makes me feel better thinking that we could be using more expressive words that would preempt curses!HeatherLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05408729050734990343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598334062894843398.post-41648949835796992842013-04-05T04:16:22.709-04:002013-04-05T04:16:22.709-04:00I agree. I think we just accept the status quo and...I agree. I think we just accept the status quo and hope that things will work out for the best for us. Many, I know, feel that even if they stood up for something they believe in that it wouldn't matter because they'd be just a lone voice.HeatherLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05408729050734990343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598334062894843398.post-45965848270388941532013-04-05T04:14:14.904-04:002013-04-05T04:14:14.904-04:00It's supposed to connect the southern portion ...It's supposed to connect the southern portion of US1 to the a section north of town. LikeI said, pointless and crazy!HeatherLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05408729050734990343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598334062894843398.post-47452627233053042212013-04-04T03:25:25.405-04:002013-04-04T03:25:25.405-04:00I am not entirely sure at this point if the reside...I am not entirely sure at this point if the residents can actually do anything about - it has already garnered the favor of the state and passed a review panel. HeatherLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05408729050734990343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598334062894843398.post-81590455872741378352013-04-04T03:22:18.773-04:002013-04-04T03:22:18.773-04:00DUDE!! You are totally outshining my sample senten...DUDE!! You are totally outshining my sample sentences!! :)<br /><br />Awesome!HeatherLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05408729050734990343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598334062894843398.post-24742026425041813532013-04-03T09:44:32.814-04:002013-04-03T09:44:32.814-04:00LOVE your theme! Looking forward to all these inte...LOVE your theme! Looking forward to all these interesting words all month! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598334062894843398.post-17680652661221695432013-04-03T05:06:08.328-04:002013-04-03T05:06:08.328-04:00I'm giggling here at the word boondoggle, I li...I'm giggling here at the word boondoggle, I like it...on the serious note of the bypass, it can only lead to trouble, we've loads of them here in Ireland, a lot of little towns that were nice to go through and had loads of little funky shops have turned into virtual ghost towns because of course they don't have the through traffic anymore. It's a crying shame that people just want to get to where they are going fast and don't want to stop and look around anymore. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17465460330758905673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598334062894843398.post-76274966125413793272013-04-03T03:30:22.024-04:002013-04-03T03:30:22.024-04:00How cool that one letter to the editor inspired yo...How cool that one letter to the editor inspired your entire challenge!<br /><br />Ack - stinks about the construction though. Sounds like it will be a lot of time and money spent on something that will hinder rather than help most people.<br /><br />~Alana @ writercize.blogspot.com<br />Cheering you on from A through Z!Alanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07507063858936159161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598334062894843398.post-54486465527281127312013-04-02T22:50:29.519-04:002013-04-02T22:50:29.519-04:00I dig the way this one rolls off of the tongue! I...I dig the way this one rolls off of the tongue! I'm taking it out into the world!<br /><br />Hugs!<br /><br />ValerieValeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15463173488099670688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598334062894843398.post-29101535464125336792013-04-02T22:25:26.888-04:002013-04-02T22:25:26.888-04:00Totally thought you'd made up the word Boondog...Totally thought you'd made up the word Boondoggle, not going to lie. Perhaps it'll make a comeback?Lynn(e) Schmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13111991752818662608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598334062894843398.post-25251931048857515092013-04-02T21:54:48.200-04:002013-04-02T21:54:48.200-04:00I'd heard boondoggle but never knew what it me...I'd heard boondoggle but never knew what it meant. Love it!<br /><br />KC @ <a href="http://hermitadventures.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">The Occasional Adventures of a Hermit</a> & <a href="http://ohfrogit.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Oh Frog It</a><br />KC Weldonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13446770597289887453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598334062894843398.post-38198689426371034732013-04-02T20:56:21.316-04:002013-04-02T20:56:21.316-04:00I had not heard of this word before. This bypass i...I had not heard of this word before. This bypass idea sounds like a really ridiculous one!Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598334062894843398.post-13734936692486841012013-04-02T19:15:39.172-04:002013-04-02T19:15:39.172-04:00Ooh, I like that word! I get a lot of pleasure ou...Ooh, I like that word! I get a lot of pleasure out of using old, rarely heard words, and people look at me like I'm crazy :) I'll definitely be adding Boondoggle to my vocabulary :)Kinley Danehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02648398736837020249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598334062894843398.post-87327564546479293752013-04-02T18:08:47.564-04:002013-04-02T18:08:47.564-04:00Boondoggle is a GREAT word! However, that bypass d...Boondoggle is a GREAT word! However, that bypass doesn't sound like it will be so great. I hope the city will reconsider.Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12353381745277679315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598334062894843398.post-11663417727972575232013-04-02T17:20:11.728-04:002013-04-02T17:20:11.728-04:00Some things never change no matter how many years ...Some things never change no matter how many years go by or how old the word gets. Thanks for reviving a creative and fun word to say.Darla Dumlerhttp://darladumlerblog.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598334062894843398.post-51298932429268814342013-04-02T15:55:52.718-04:002013-04-02T15:55:52.718-04:00So, now an entire town has been boondoggled by bal...So, now an entire town has been boondoggled by balderdash...just not right; sometimes I think the public is way too passive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598334062894843398.post-50798026884305957442013-04-02T14:39:10.347-04:002013-04-02T14:39:10.347-04:00A boondoggle by any other name is still a ...well....A boondoggle by any other name is still a ...well...Boondoggle. Politicians will dress it up and accumulate their testimonials, but in short many Boondoggles serve only the few.Dobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10871553369978431939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598334062894843398.post-39189073543569918142013-04-02T11:49:36.705-04:002013-04-02T11:49:36.705-04:00Here's some other known boondoggles that local...Here's some other known boondoggles that local politicians often push to screw local taxpayers:<br />1. Build a another casino.<br />2. Build another mall.<br />3. Renovate Downtown.<br /><br />All three are usually subsidized at the taxpayer's expense in the name of improve the economy, but end up doing more bad than good (aside from lining the pockets of a few businessmen and politicians).Stelios V. Perdioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05466676702515521939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598334062894843398.post-90734616602657527402013-04-02T11:31:17.511-04:002013-04-02T11:31:17.511-04:00A great word! I'm definitely going to try and ...A great word! I'm definitely going to try and get it in somewhere.Heather Muskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06401981352369837021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-598334062894843398.post-51403926512759095172013-04-02T11:08:55.506-04:002013-04-02T11:08:55.506-04:00Our government at work is always a wonder to behol...Our government at work is always a wonder to behold. I love Boondoggle. I love to say it. I love to write it. I hate to see it happen.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.com