Category Archives: POETIC NONSENSE

Poetry by Lawrence R. Spencer. Poetic nonsense by Lawrence R. Spencer and others. Haiku poems by Lawrence R. Spencer.

SCI-FI REALITY

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“Reality is incredibly larger, infinitely more exciting, than the flesh and blood vehicle we travel in here. If you read science fiction, the more you read it the more you realize that you and the universe are part of the same thing. Science knows still practically nothing about the real nature of matter, energy, dimension, or time; and even less about those remarkable things called life and thought. But whatever the meaning and purpose of this universe, you are a legitimate part of it. And since you are part of the all that is, part of its purpose, there is more to you than just this brief speck of existence. You are just a visitor here in this time and this place, a traveler through it.”

— Gene Roddenberry, creator of Star Trek

WORD OF THE DAY: INSOUCIANT

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WORD OF THE DAY:

in·sou·ci·ant

adjective

free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant.

Origin:
1820–30;  < French,  equivalent to in- in-3  + souciant  present participle of soucier  to worry < Vulgar Latin *sollicītāre,  for Latin sollicitāre  to disturb; see solicitous

Example:  Here is a modern master of insouciant humor, Colin Mochrie, performing on the TV show “Who’s Line Is It Anyway?”   (One of the funniest shows ever produced!)