Lined up in a procession right next to the dirty silverware

I like to have a word a day. I get one in my inbox each morning. From Noah Webster himself.

They vary. And I like that too.

Here is one, from some time ago.


cavalcade

noun | kav-ul-KAYD

What It Means

Cavalcade refers to a series or procession of usually related things. It can also be used specifically for a procession of riders or carriages, or vehicles or ships.



I can’t really say that I’ve ever been in a cavalcade, unless of course, a funeral procession might be considered one. In that case, I’ve been in a few cavalcade.

But what the word really reminds me of is our first dishwasher on East Bruce Avenue. What a joy that thing was. We no longer had to wash ALL the dishes by hand. It felt like magic loading them into that new contraption and flipping it on to do all the work.

And we always filled the little cup in the door with Cascade powder. From the shiny green box.

That is what cavalcade reminds me of.

I love our human minds.
I love the way we manufacture our memories.


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“The past beats inside me like a second heart.”
― John Banville, The Sea

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“Nothing is ever really lost to us as long as we remember it.”
― L.M. Montgomery, The Story Girl

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“To observe attentively is to remember distinctly.”
— Edgar Allan Poe

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