As I read the “word of the day” entry for today (lucubration), I was ruminating on the fact that my vocabulary has been shrinking at a distressing rate since high school. A while back, when I was unpacking at the new house, I came across an old high school essay and noticed that I no longer knew the meanings of every fourth word I wrote back then, seemingly with ease.

My best guess is that while I read about the same amount now, I write considerably less than I did back then. The knowin’ is in the doin’.

So, my objective is to work the “word of the day” into a daily journal entry from now on.

The problem is, since it is daylight outside (though overcast), I cannot consider this entry a lucubration. So I have no way to work that word in. Oh, well.

Wait! I did it! Awesome.