I love words that sound the same, but are spelled differently, e.g. – your, you’re, and yore; and those that are spelled the same, but have different meanings, e.g. – lead the metal, and lead the verb.
I am a devotee of words and language, particularly the English language. The discovery and creation of language in the early years was the most significant act of creativity by early humans. It remains the most important element in our world today because it gives form and imagery to virtually everything in it. This is a place where I share special words, words that strike me with their power, with their elegance, and with their ability to move the heart and soul. Pull up a seat and stay a while.
About journeysofabentmind
Gordon is a Nisei, a second generation American of Japanese descent born in 1938 whose family owned a farm outside of Atwater, California in the San Joaquin Valley. His world was abruptly changed when on December 7, 1941 Japan’s Imperial Navy launched an early morning attack on Pearl Harbor. Thus began a chain of events that resulted in his family’s forced evacuation and internment in a “relocation center” in Colorado during the war.
After the war Gordon spent his teenage years in school and working on the family farm. He attended U.C. Berkeley and graduated in 1960 and went on to the Graduate School of Social Welfare at Berkeley earning a Masters in Social Welfare in 1963. He worked in a number of social service settings and last worked as a case manager for developmentally challenged clients in San Mateo, San Francisco, and Marin Counties until he retired in 2000.
When his wife Barbara retired in 2007 they moved to Eugene, Oregon following their children and grandchildren. Gordon lives with his wife of 55 years and close to the four grandchildren and life is just good.
Journeys of a Bent Mind 