Monday, February 28, 2011

V is for Villain

Antisocial
Baddie
Criminal
Delinquent
Evil
Fiend
Gunperson
Heavy
Imp
Jailbird
Knave
Libertine
Miscreant
Ne'er-do-well
Outlaw
Pirate
Quack
Rogue
Scoundrel
Thief
Urchin
Villainess
Wretch
Xander Drax
Y
Zoom

Sunday, February 27, 2011

U is for Under

Achiever
Belly
Carriage
Dog
Employed
Foot
Grad
Handed
Insured
Jams
King
Lying
Mine
Neath
Oath
Paid
Quote
Rated
Stand
Taker
Used
Valued
World
Xylarthen's Tower
Your Skin
Zenith

Saturday, February 26, 2011

T is for Truth

Absolute
Belief
Certainty
Devotion
Exactitude
Fidelity
Gospel
Honest
Infallible
Just
Kripke, Saul
Legitimate
Mathematical
Natural
Oath
Principle
Quine, W.V.
Reality
Scrupulous
Trueness
Upright
Validity
Will
X
Y
Z

S is for Scents

Anise
Buttered Popcorn
Clove
Dewberry
Eucalyptus
Frankincense
Gingerbread
Hazelnut
Iris
Jasmine
Key Lime
Leather
Musk
Nag Champa
Orange
Peppermint
Quinoa
Rose
Sandalwood
Tobacco
Unagi
Vanilla
Wood
Xenon -- just kidding!
Ylang Ylang
Zoo

Friday, February 25, 2011

R is for Religions and Spiritual Traditions

Aum Shinrikyo
Baha'i Faith
Catholocism
Deism
Essenes
Fundamentalism
Gnosticism
Hellenism
Islam
Judaism
Kalam
Latter Day Saint Movement
Mandaeism
Neopaganism
Orthodoxy
Protestantism
Quadiriyyah
Rastifarianism
Shinto
Taoism
Unitarian Universalism
Vaisheshika
Wicca
X
Yogacara
Zoroastrianism

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Q is for Q*bert

Arcade
Bounce
Coily
Davis, Warren
Enemies
FHMC Q*bert
Gottlieb
Hubert
Isometric platform
Joystick
K
Lee, Jeff
Meltniks
Nose
Orange
Pyramid
Q*bert's Qubes
Red ball
Slick
Tri-coloured cubes
Ugg
Video game
Wrong-Way
X
Yellow
Z

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

P is for Philosophies

Absurdism
Behaviourism
Cogito ergo sum
Determinism
Epistemology
Fatalism
Gnosticism
Hedonism
Idealism
Jurisprudence
Kashmir Shaivism
Logical Positivism
Materialism
Nihilism
Ontology
Pragmatism
Quietism
Relativism
Stoicism
Transcendentalism
Utilitarianism
Virtue Ethics
Western Philosophy
X
Yekishim
Zen Buddhism

O is for Ology

Anemology - wind
Bryology - mosses
Cryptology - codes and ciphers
Dactylology - fingerprints
Etymology - word origins
Futurology - the future
Glottochronology - history of language
Hematology - blood
Ichthyology - fish
Japanology - Japan
Kinesiology - human movement
Lexicology - vocabulary
Metrology - measurement
Nomology - law making
Odontology - teeth
Pathology - diseases
Quinology - the cinchona
Rhinology - noses
Selenology - moon
Trichology - hair
Ufology - unidentified flying objects
Vexillology - flags
Wetland hydrology - soil saturation
Xylology - wood
Yourdon methodology - generic term for specific software engineering
Zymology - fermentation

Sunday, February 20, 2011

N is for Numeracy

Archimedes' Law of the Lever
Base Converter
Circumference
Descartes' Formula
Equilateral Triangle
Fibonacci Sequence
Golden Ratio
Harmonic Mean
Integer
Julia Set
Kaprekar's Constant
Long Division
Median
Numerator
Obtuse Triangle
Prime Numbers
Tessellation
Urquhart's Theorem
Vertex
Word Problems
X-Intercept
Y-Intercept
Zero

M is for Mustaches and Beards

Anchor
Balbo
Chin Strap
Dali
English
Fu Manchu
Garibaldi
Handlebar
Imperial
Jawline
Klingon
L
Mutton Chops
Norris Skipper
Old Dutch
Pencil
Q
Rap Industry Standard
Soul Patch
Toothbrush
U
Van Dyke
Walrus
X
Y
Zappa

L is for Latin Phrases

A priori
Bona fide
Cum laude
Deus ex machina
Ex libris
Festina lente
Genius loci
Habeas corpus
Ipso facto
J
K
Labore et honore
Mea culpa
Non sequitur
Obiter dictum
Per capita
Quid pro quo
Rara avis
Status quo
Terra firma
Uberrima fides
Vox populi
W
X
Y
Z

K is for Knitting Abbreviations

alt - alternate
BO - bind off
CC - contrasting colour
dpn - double pointed needles
EOR - end of row
foll - follow
g st - garter stitch
hdc - half double crochet
inc - increase
J
k - knit
LH - left hand
m - meter
no - number
oz - ounce
pnso - pass next stitch over
QTR - quadruple treble crochet
rep - repeat
ss - slip stitch
tog - together
UWP - upper work position (machine knitting)
V-ST - v-stitch
WS - wrong side
X
yo - yarn over
Z

Saturday, February 19, 2011

J is for Japanese Terms

Aikido
Bonsai
Chuburisode
Daimyo
Eigata
Futon
Geisha
Haiku
Inro
Jujitsu
Kamikaze
L
Mikado
Netsuke
Origami
Pachinko
Q
Rinzu
Samurai
Tatami
Uchikake
V
Wakari masu
X
Yukata
Zaibatsu

I is for Indo-European Languages

Africaans
Bulgarian
Czech
Dard
English
Frisian
Gaulish
Hindi
Italian
J
Kurdish
Lithuanian
Macedonian
Norwegian
Oscan
Portuguese
Q
Romanian
Swedish
Tocharian A
Ukrainian
V
Welsh
X
Yiddish
Z

H is for Heraldry Terms

Ambulant
Blazon
Cinquefoil
Dormant
Ensigned
Field
Griffon
Hatchment
Issuant
Javelin
K
Lambrequin
Mound
Nowed
Oreiller
Phoenix
Quatrefoil
Roundel
Splendor
Tierced
Undé
Volant
Wyvern
X
Yale
Z

G is for Gardening

Azalea
Birds
Compost
Daisy
Echinecea
Fertilizer
Gnome
Hollyhock
Ivy
Jasmine
Kernel
Lunaria
Milkweed
Nightshade
Offshoot
Pansy
Quarentine
Rocks
Sunlight
Topsoil
Underground Irrigation
Vine
Worms
Xeriscape
Yellow Jacket
Zone

F is for Food

Asperagus
Bluberry
Custard
Danish
Egg
Flan
Gnocci
Halva
Ice cream
Jam
Krautsalat
Latke
Mushroom
Nuts
Olive
Pork
Quiche
Radish
Salami
Tortellini
Unagi
Vermicelli
Water chestnuts
Xanthum
Yam
Ziti

E is for Elements

Arsenic
Beryllium
Calcium
Dubnium
Europium
Flourine
Gold
Hydrogen
Iridium
Joliotium
Krypton
Lithium
Magnesium
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Potassium
Q
Radium
Sodium
Titanium
Ununnilium
Vanadium
W - Tungsten <-- See what I did there?
Xenon
Yttrium
Zirconium

D is for Deities

There are so many deities that I can do a full alphabet for both gods and goddesses! I'll list god, (from which culture) / goddess, (from which culture).

Atum (Egyptian) / Athena (Greek)
Bonus Eventus (Roman) / Baubo (Greek)
Chango (Caribbean) / Cerridwen (Celtic)
Dharma (Hindu) / Demeter (Greek)
Ea (Sumerian) / Eire (Celtic)
Feng Po (Chinese) / Freyja (Teutonic)
Ganesha (Hindu) / Gaia (Greek)
Heng (Huron People, North America) / Hygeia (Greek)
Indra (Hindu) / Inanna (Sumerian)
Jizo-Bosatsu (Japanese) / Juno (Roman)
Kama (Polynesian) / Keket (Egyptian)
Lugh (Celtic) / Luna (Roman)
Marduk (Sumerian) / Maia (Roman)
Nefertum (Egyptian) / Nai-nai-miao (Chinese)
Osiris (Egyptian) / Oya (Yoruba People, Africa)
Palulop (Micronesian) / Persephone (Greek)
Quetzalcoatl (Mayan) / Qebhet (Egyptian)
Rongo (Polynesian) / Rhiannon (Celtic)
Shiva (Hindu) / Sedna (Inuit)
Tecciztecatl (Aztec) / Tara (Hindu)
Unkulunkulu (Zulu People, Africa) / Ukemochi (Japanese)
Vainamoinen (Finnish) / Voluptas (Roman)
Wen-ti (Chinese) / Waka-sana-me-no-kami (Japanese)
Xochipilli (Aztec) / Xquiq (Mayan)
Yahweh (Hebrew) / Yamai (Koli People, India)
Zeus (Greek) / Zvezda Dennitsa (Slavic)

C is for Countries

Algeria
Bolivia
Canada
Denmark
Ecuador
Finland
Greece
Honduras
India
Japan
Kazakhstan
Luxembourg
Malta
Oman
Pakistan
Qatar
Russian Federation
Scotland
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Vatican City
Wake Island (U.S.)
X
Yemen
Zimbabwe

B is for Bugs

I know these words are not all associated with bugs. I considered calling this post B is for Beasties, but beasties didn't feel right, whereas bugs sounds good but is inaccurate. Moving on...

Aphid
Butterfly
Cockroach
Dragonfly
Earwig
Flea
Gnat
Housefly
Ichneumon
Julia
Katydid
Ladybug
Mantid
Nymph
Owlfly
Pillbug
Question Mark
Rove Beetle
Silverfish
Termite
Underwing
Viceroy
Walkingstick
Xysticus
Yellow jacket
Zorapteran

Friday, February 18, 2011

A is for Aspie

Aspie
Brain
Collections
Depression
Emergence
Fight or flight
Geek
Helpful
Inertia
Jim
Knowledge
Lonely
Moody
Neurodiversity
Outsider
Particular
Quirky
Routine
Sheldon
Torment
Understanding
Vestibular stimulation
Writing
X
Yoda
Zen