Word O’ Day

To my 4 (okay 2; Hi Mom and Dad!) readers:

It’s been a while, and I must confess that I have grown weary of Ronald and Henrietta.  I fear their short-lived happiness is nearing its untimely conclusion.

With that delightful thought in mind, I present today’s long-awaited WOD:  Contusion.

Contusion is a noun.  More specifically, it is a region of injured tissue or skin in which blood capillaries have been ruptured; a bruise, if you will.  And I hope you will not!  HA!  It’s from Latin, or French, or Middle English.  Take your pick.  More importantly, contusion is derived from the verb contuse which is not a nice thing to do to someone you enjoy.

One for the money; Two for the show; Three to get ready; and Usage to go: What appeared at first to be nothing more than a mild contusion on Henrietta’s upper thigh turned out to be a rather unfortunate thrombosis, to which she succumbed with much anguish and grousing over the course of about 3 weeks, and due to which Ronald felt the need to procure and then discharge a Smith and Wesson revolver into his then-grieving brain, which would cause much more damage than a bruise and leave him largely brain dead, a burden to his friends, family and wishers well for the remainder of his days.

A fitting end to a ridiculous story.

Stay tuned for new, fresh and potentially spunky antics!

-Eric