ETYMOLOGY: Origin and development of a word.
My word, "PAD"
In the 1950's I used to toddle and pad around in my stockinged feet.
In the '60s some girls in my class had to pad their bras with tissue. We also had to carry a pad in our purses.
In the early '70s some of my friends had their own pad and invited others to crash.
In the mid '70s I took my kids to the Botanical Gardens and Tower Grove Park, and we would stare in awe at a giant lily pad.
In the late '70s I would pad my college essays to make page count and so I would sound informed.
In the '80s I would pad $10 into the household budget.
In the '90s I wore cute, too tight shoes and ended up at any given time wearing a corn, callus or bunion pad.
In the 2000's I looked closely in the mirror and noticed a pad of fat on my left and right cheeks; yeah, those cheeks too.
I am a writer, so I always have a pen and pad nearby.
Today, I padded downstairs in my stockinged feet to the laundry room to do some hand washables. I know I should have worn shoes. I know that there is a slighty raised piece of PVC pipe that sticks out of the floor drain about an inch.
I know that I swore loudly when I stubbed by toe, heard and felt it break. It's my left foot, the toe next to my big toe is so purple and swollen. I am padding around with it wrapped in a big foam pad.
My husband says he can pad the walls if I need him to. Sometimes, I wonder.
From our pad to yours, Happy New Year!
24 comments:
Ruh-roh! Is the broken toe story an illustration or...???
Pat
www.critteralley.blogspot.com
Love it! The post, that is, not your poor toe. Hope you feel better soon.
Pat,
I should take a photo as an illustration. Ha ha
Hi Lisa,
Thanks for stopping by. I'll be hobbling back to work Wednesday. Staff meeting tomorrow.
Oh, Linda. That was a cute post. It was well "padded" with descriptions of the word. I think ice on that toesie will help. So sorry you stubbed it. That's painful,too. Take care. Susan
Hi Linda,
Cute and clever. I love it. Hope your toe heals fast.
Donna
Susan,
Thank you. You are so kind and caring.
Glad you could see humor in the toe!I KNOW how that feels. I have broken so many toes, esp.the little ones so many times, that when my toes see a corner or chair coming they just fold in and break themselves!!!!
Claudia,
You made me chuckle. It is painful, but this too shall pass.
Linda, I feel your pain. I broke 3 ribs this past summer. No amount of padding helped. Get well soon.
Hi Barb,
Thank you for your concern. I too broke a rib, a few years ago, fell at school. That was very painful.
And a knick-knack PADDY whack...Hope your toe gets better soon.
That was a cute post and I'm so sorry about your toe - ouch!
Just goes to show that even with a broken toe, you write through it. Or pad through it. (I know you'll come up with the right word! :-)
OMG, I laughed out loud at most of your post, Linda...and many of the clever comments!! I'm sorry about your pain, though!
Sioux, you playful one!
Lynn, I never intended for it to turn out this way, really. I was just going to go with the word PAD until I padded downstairs and you know the rest.
Cathy, You are my mentoe, oops that should be mentor.
Becky, thanks; not only were they funny, they were true.
LOL I love your creative use of one word!! You know how to write a story:)
Terri,
Thanks for stopping by. Happy New Year.
Happy New Year Linda! Your poor toe! Okay, I have to admit that when I began reading your post, I immediately thought it was going to end with something about the iPad...the 2010 version of the word "PAD!"
Loved your post. Just posted my first of 2011...
Hope to get together soon!
I Pad, I pod, I tunes, I don't get it! Thanks for the well wishes and congrats on your pub.
Cute pad post! sandie
You're hysterical!
Sandie, Thank you for stopping by.
Julia, one simple little word and two giant big toes on one foot!
"Yeah, those cheeks too." OMG, you are hysterically funny even with crushed tootsies! Hope you heal soon!!!
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