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’25 A To Z Challenge – V

I kinda, sorta, maybe, possibly, wanted to compose a post about the word

VELLEITY

  1. volition in its weakest form.
  2. a mere wish, unaccompanied by an effort to obtain it.

but I couldn’t get my ass in gear, and my act together.  The Good Lord wasn’t willing, and the creek wasn’t the only thing that didn’t rise, so I decided to do a mini-TILWROT, and tell you about the name

VENABLES

The term Venables is an English surname of Norman-French origin, derived from a town of the same name in Normandy.  It is associated with the Latin word, venabulum, meaning a long hunting spear, and was introduced to England following the Norman Conquest, by a lord called Gilbert de Venables.  The surname encapsulates lineage and geographical origins, reflecting a connection to hunting and land.

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’18 A To Z Challenge – V

surrounded

So, there I was, surrounded by my adoring fans/all the daughter’s pets, when I thought that I should start another A To Z Challenge blog-post when I got home.

glasses

When I got there, I couldn’t see my way clear to actually compose anything, because….  Forget about the dog(s) eating my homework.  The two little #*$@ darlings ate my glasses.  Fortunately, I’ve got an old pair that would suffice, at least until the Optical Surgeon gouged one of my eyes out.

meetings

I finally decided to do a little research on words that begin with the letter V, and found

Velleity

noun, plural vel·le·i·ties.

  1. volition in its weakest form.
  2. a mere wish, unaccompanied by an effort to obtain it.

Well, I’ve already lost the chance to claim it, because I’ve researched and downloaded it.  At least the definition doesn’t say anything about procrastination or laziness.  Throw in a couple of cheap and easy graphics, and that’s all I have to say about the letter V.  If you don’t like it, tough luck.

no fucks

I ordered a big shipment of motivation from Amazon, but it was delayed by the Christmas rush.  It just arrived, so I’ll do much better in a couple of weeks, for the letter W.  See you then.  😀