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Page A-4 - Shelton-Mason County Journal Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021 Random thoughts for a November day“ A new term for old people: The formerly young. When you go to the park- ing lot where you’ve parked your car and it isn’t where you thought you parked it, is your first thought, “Damn! Someone stole my car!” Then, when you find your car, do you give a silent apology to the person you falsely accused? Whenever I’m in a hot tub, I feel like I’m a member of the 1%. we should use the word “unsettled” instead of “set- tled” when referring to the effect of immigrants Occupy- ing other people’s land. For instance, American pioneers didn’t “settle” the West —~ they “unsettled” the West. No one can argue that they didn’t unsettle the lives of Native Americans. This could catch on, similar to how people no longer say that Christopher Columbus or Leif Erikson “discovered” America. KERK EfilC‘SOi’wé THESE TIMES I was hiking on a trail along a creek two weeks ago when a man and two women approached me, near a spot where a group of roots from a nearby tree had broken through the soil along the trail. Pointing to the roots, I asked the man, “Do you know what this is called?” He said no, “but they might,” pointing to the two women. He said the women just' finished get- ting their doctorates in bio— diversity studies, so I asked them what a collection of ex- posed tree roots is called. One said she knew the name, but she couldn’t recall it. I said AND DELAYS. I LOVE IT! I'USED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT ’ LOUSY ROAD AND SIDE- WALKS. NOW I CAN WHINE ABOUT THE DUST I’ve asked several hikers that question, and they often say they know the word but can’t recall it either. She replied, “I know! I know! It’s like no one can remember the name for that plastic thing on the end of a shoelace ...” At the same instant, the man and I blurt- ed out the word “aglet.” We eyed each other for a second, then I turned to the woman and said, “Apparently, it’s not at all like aglet.” Instead of people refer- ring to themselves as semire- tired, they should say they’re semiworking. Saying that someone is “a slave to their phone” is disre- spectful to people who were once slaves to their planta- tion master. ' When I hear the word “panacea” or “placebo,” I have to take a second to figure out their separate meanings. And when I see the word “chasm” or “chaos,” I have to remind myself it’s a hard “ch-” not a soft one. ‘ sham-mummy 110mm! USPS 492-800 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Shelton-Mason , County Journal, PO Box 430, Shelton. WA 98584. Published weekly by the Shelton-Mason County Journal at 227 W. Cote St, Shelton, Washington. Mailing address: PO. Box 430, Shelton. WA 98584 Telephone: 360-428-4412 Website: www.masoncounty.com Periodicals postage paid in Shelton, Washington. The Shelton-Mason County Jour- Publisher: John Lester nal is a member of the Wash- ington Newspaper Publishers Owned and published by Advertising: Shelton-Mason County Journal, inc. Kirk Ericson, Columnist] Proofreader Here are some bad bum— perstickers to have on your car if you’re traveling through rural Oklahoma. Again, I urge you, DO NOT display these decals on your car in rural Oklahoma: 0 Belt buckles are for losers 0 Allah bless America 0 Trucks suck 0 Holy jihad! 0. Only obese people die of COVID The negative and the now — that’s what most of us f0— 0118 on. Taking ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment was a very effective way for Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers to let the pub- lic know everything they need to know about Aaron Rodgers. Paddleboarders don’t look like they’re having as much fun as they thought they’d have. H We need a word that’s the opposite of the word Front office: Dave Pierik, Office Administrator Karen Hranac, Customer Service Association. Theresa Murray, Ad Representative ' Delivery: SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Newsroom: Jon Garza $62 per year ($43 for six months) Justin Johnson, Editor David Olson for Mason County addresses and Gordon Weeks, Reporter Niel Chailstrom $75 per year ($55 for six months) Matt Baide. Reporter outside of Mason County. Kirk Boxleitner, Reporter Composing room: Kim Fowler, Advertising Design “schadenfreude,” the Ger— man word that means taking pleasure in another person’s pain. We need a word that ex- presses the feeling of taking pleasure in another person’s ~ pleasure. Here’s a fine German word: Weltanschauung. It means having a comprehen- sive view of humanity’s place in the universe. When you close the door, “close” is pronounced “cloZe.” When you’re close to some- one, it’s pronounced “cloSe.” Considering all the ills that can befall human beings, we should be happier than we are. I bet people younger than 16 years of age don’t know what a toll-free number is. Have close-talkers experi- enced a higher—than-normal' COVID contraction rate? I Contact Kirk Ericson at kirk@masoncounty.c0m > Creative Director: Lloyd Mullen‘ All regular editorial, advertising and legal deadlines are 5 pm. the Monday prior to publication. To submit a letter to‘the editor,~ email editor@masoncounty.com. Linda Frizzeli, Advertising Design