Z is for ZZZZZs

Continuing the education tidbit from yesterday, here's another new one ZETTABYTE
1 ZB = 1000000000000000000000bytes = 1000⁷bytes = 10²¹bytes = 1000exabytes  





and so the "bit" goes on.

Perhaps it is the wishes of certain family members to see the end of this A to Z challenge.

• Big Brother might have been a bit ZEALOUS in suggesting I skip to ZEST-FUL about 20 letters back.
• Little J comments with a Scooby Doo  ZOINK.
• I'm pretty sure hubby would choose ZAFTIG for discussion.

Interesting enough, the Webster Reference Dictionary on my desk contains only of these Z words. Merriam-Webster on my iPhone scores three out of five.

Next year I'm looking for a new dictionary.

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Y is for YOTTABYTE

My alphabet words are too mundane. Not enough character. With only two days left I figured I should take the opportunity to learn something new. So here it is. YOTTABYTE according to Wikipedia:
 1 YB = 1000000000000000000000000bytes = 1000⁸bytes = 10²⁴bytes = 1000zettabytes.

Witt Bits is a mere drop in the big scheme of bytes or bits or whatever you want to call them. Nibble on that one for a while.

X is for Christ as in XMAS

Way back in the year 2004 I posted a couple of Christmas rants. Warning - This could be offensive to some - but its all fun addresses the issue of taking color out of Christmas. The topic is obvious in Who Took the Carols out of Christmas.

Now what about XMAS?  It didn't used to bother me but as I get older I find myself almost feeling guilty using the shortened version. I profess to being far from the perfect Christian as I struggle with a weekly dose of Sunday faith but somehow it just doesn't seem right to write XMAS anymore.

Enough said.  Got to get a letter off to my son, Xopher.

W is for WIT

Years ago at the beginning of this blog, I chose the Dorothy Parker quote as part of my header, partially because I am a huge fan. Thinking perhaps it might be time for an update I searched for some more WIT quotes. There were more than 100 quotes about WIT on BrainyQuotes and Dorothy Parker was not in the mix. Looking back at the length of most of my posts, perhaps this one better describes my blog:

 

BREVITY IS THE SOUL OF WIT

William Shakespeare

 





I'm staying with Dorothy... for now.

V is for VOLUMPTUOUS

Ya dat is tha weigh U spel it. It must be tha way U spel it cuz datz tha way hubby sez it and I'm stickin wit it.  Do I stil git kredit for da V word?

voluMptuous

 

U is for UNPLUGGED

We had another CATastrophe at our house last night while I was out line dancing. Came home to find my TV face down on the bedroom floor. Which one looks the guiltiest? And how long do you think I'll stay mad? Long enough to save up for the 2nd TV I must purchase within one year. The last one plummeted to the floor when the closet door hinge broke off. Guess I should have bought that insurance.

Maybe there's a message in this. Time to get UNPLUGGED? 

 Oh well, time to...

read

walk

write

clean house

bake cookies

do laundry

shop

feed the cats

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T is for TEMPTATION

It seems there has been a lot of TEMPTATION lately.

It may have begun with the bottle of wine I chose to take to a recent birthday party. I hadn't purchased wine in years since I gave it up long ago and I'll not know by my own experience if it was any good. I merely liked the label. Check out Alexander Valley Vineyards . Had I thought about it sooner I might have used these other labels for the previous two letters Sin Zin and Redemption.

If your preference is beer, you might try this Temptation at Russian River Brewing Company.

Lest someone think I'm risking sobriety, I'll move on to other temptations.

I haven't found any of these Cadbury Temptations yet. Looks like an easy way to add a few unwanted pounds.

I'm thinking about seeing the movie. Anyone seen it and care to comment?




There's plenty more... just Google it... if you can't resist.

What would reference to TEMPTATION be without a Bible quote? How about this one...
Mat 26:41 (NIV) "Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak."

S is for SUCCEED

It seems many challengers have themes for their A to Z.  My strategy does nothing to incorporate any particular theme, just the same as my blog. That's OK. For me it's just another daily exercise in an effort to spark some semblance of writing. Good or bad, it matters not. Kind of like my three of four Nanowrimo novels, I never expect this to go anywhere (but of course no one knows). I'm really only doing this so I can say I did it. And to bore my family and friends. Did I SUCCEED yet?

Look at the bright side. There are only seven letters left and then you get to see what I'll bore you with next!

R is for REPRODUCTION

With spring comes time for REPRODUCTION and early morning tweets and twitters. A few days ago I watched out the kitchen window as mama bird pulled cat fur out of the old scratching post. The babies seem peaceful in the nest. Just hope they fly fast and far before the cats get even!

Q is for QUEEN

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