2019 - Day 190/175 - Tuesday...Fulcrum...

I'm losing track of grey cats out here on the Edge of Nowhere. Barney I can recognize, but this grey cat, last seen last Wednesday or Thursday, is either the same one that hangs out sporadically or a different one. That's the best I can do. Also, when last seen, it was wanting desperately to be loved and petted, but it was just a little teeny bit stand-offish. I never did quite get permission to pet it, but we did have a good conversation, and I have been looking for it nightly ever since. I will keep the vigil going, and report back if there are any other sightings.

Fulcrum -- Noun. 1a. the support about which a lever turns. b. one that supplies capability for action. 2. a part of an animal that serves as a hinge or support. "Adding an adjustable fulcrum to a traditional seesaw, for instance, can teach children about leverage." Kate Sullivan, Press & Sun-Bulletin (Binghampton, New York), August 25, 2017

Did You Know? Fulcrum, a word that means "bedpost" in Latin, derives from the verb fulcire, which means "to prop." When the word first appeared in English in the middle of the 17th century, fulcrum referred to the point on which a lever or similar device (such as the oar of a boat) is supported. It did not take long for the word to develop a figurative sense, referring to something used as a spur or justification to support a certain action. In zoology, fulcrum can also refer to a part of an animal that serves as a hinge or support, such as the joint supporting a bird's wing.