Wonder Wheel ( #AtoZChallenge )

 

        Wonder Wheel--I like the name.  It's filled with wonder and who doesn't like a wheel?  Ferris wheels (which is basically what the Wonder Wheel is) are kind of cool for most of us.  I was scared of them at times when I was a child, but once I got past the height fear I enjoyed the ride and the view.  The Wonder Wheel provides a special ride that goes a bit beyond the traditional carnival Ferris wheel.  It is an "eccentric" Ferris wheel where the gondolas move in other ways than just rotating around a fixed axis.  I vaguely remember riding the Wonder Wheel when I was about 5 years old or so.  I recall the ride being fun and feeling relatively safe.  I wonder if I'd still enjoy the ride?

Vocabulary Lists ( #AtoZChallenge )

 

        Vocabulary lists were given to us most weeks when I was in high school.  I guess it was a combination of learning to spell and knowing the meaning of words we might not have previously known. I enjoyed learning vocabulary and spelling so I was pretty good at it.  One of my favorite childhood pastimes was reading the dictionary and learning new words.  A good vocabulary is a plus in life in my opinion.  Listening to some folks you might not think that this is a prevalent opinion.  I would recommend expanding one's vocabulary not only to help make you seem more intelligent, but also to help you read better.  It can be very distracting to keep looking up words you don't know.  But I don't think some people care.  

Uxorious ( #AtoZChallenge )

 

       Uxorious is a word that I remember from one of my weekly vocabulary lists in high school.  I don't recall ever having used the word, or for that matter having read it anywhere.  I guess it was just of those obscure words that some educator thought we should know.  And it works well if you're looking for words starting with the letter "U".  If you don't know what it means then you can look it up.  That's probably more educational than me telling you.