It was a lovely day today in central Texas; temperature in the middle 70s, sunny and bright. There were several naps in order, and messing around with a few thises and thats. I did get everything that was on the weekend 'to-done' list crossed off, and a few more as well. All the plants are back in their natural habitats (as opposed to under sheets or in the garage). I did have to put water in the pool, and all that is okay. The cattle were not in any particular need of hay, but I took a couple bales out to them this afternoon. They were all laying around in one of the front pastures, but they are a nosey bunch, so they got up and lumbered back to see what the hell I was up to, and as long as they were there, they may as well take advantage of the hay. Nothing wrong with that! I wasn't really dueling with that bull, he is just one of the nosier ones.Flyting -- Noun. a dispute or exchange of personal abuse in verse form. "The obvious modern-day equivalent of flyting is the rap battle, but it's unclear whether the two forms of verbal combat have common ancestry." Tao Tao Holmes, Atlas Obscura, January 14, 2016
Did You Know? Flyting in 15th and 16th century Scotland was analogous to a modern-day rap competition during which rappers improvise clever disses and put-downs against their opponents. Similarly, the makars (a Scottish word for "poets") engaged in verbal duels in which they voiced extravagant invectives in verse against their rivals. The base of flyting is the ancient verb flyte (also spelled flite), meaning "to contend" or "to quarrel."
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