The word of the day for May 2, 2007 is “pugilism” — noun. : boxing : the art of attack and defense with the fists practiced as a sport.
I recently started wearing arm bracers to ward off carpal tunnel syndrome. The first thing Lloyd said when he saw me in them was, “Who are you going to fight?” Mostly the keyboard and the steering wheel, I told him. My fingers had felt all pins and needles on waking for about a week. Since donning the bracers, things have gone back to normal.
Several people at work have also asked me if I intend to fight someone. They’ve been watching too much Million Dollar Baby, or something. This raises the vision of me at my desk wearing red boxing gloves. Or even better, Sylvester Stallone at my desk, scratching his head with one hand, holding the computer mouse in the other.
The quote for today is from Budd Schulberg, On the Waterfront, (film, 1954):
I could have had class. I could have been a contender!
;^) Jan
1 comment:
I'm sorry you are suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome. I have a lump over one of my tendons and it needs stretching to keep it free. I blame car driving for that one as it hits the gear stick every time and causes pain. Your word puglism took me back to the days when as a child my father spoke to me of the Great Benny Lynch. A Glaswegian boxer who died from alcoholism at the age of 33. He was idolised by the folks from the Gorbals where he came from and by Glaswegians in general. Your word of the day sent me down memory lane. Thank you for that. Jeanie
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