As I worked my way around the intranet this evening, I went to my favorite dog sites. I took a look about for inspiration and well just to look. And this is something new for the cocktail party, pool ladies, bus moms, soccer dads, or even swim class conversation. You know when the conversation gets a little slow and we all stand around in that awkward stance waiting for someone, anyone, to say something, say anything. Here I am to the rescue Tah Dah!!
"When we tell someone we plan to muse about a topic, we’re also invoking canine behavior. As a noun, the word muse means “a source of inspiration”—an allusion to the nine Muses of Greek mythology, who presided over the arts. But the verb to muse apparently comes from a completely different source. Etymologists suspect that this type of muse arose from the Middle French verb muser (a relative of the English muzzle), which originally specified the way a hunting dog stares distractedly and sniffs when unsure about a scent. Over time, this sense of “staring while lost in thought” came to be applied to the way humans ponder as well." From Dog Days and Dandelions, Copyright © 2003 by Martha Barnette, published by St. Martin’s Press.
So I think I will wander off and muse (the french verb way) the end of The Dog Days of Summer, for they approach to quick.
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Good-looking doggies! And thanks for the shout-out!
--Martha
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