Steve Peraza, Ph.D.

#wordoftheday: Candor

Many people I know use the phrase “To be honest…” to precede harsh criticism – i.e., to say something mean. Forgive me, then, if I wince when someone announces their CANDOR.

#wordoftheday: Embarrass

I have no problem making mistakes in public. I don’t mind admitting confusion, and if seem a fool to you, that’s OK with me. I developed thick skin in the college classroom, performing expertise for snarky young 'geniuses'. I don’t EMBARRASS easily.

#wordoftheday: Sonorous

In my youth I sought the boom-bap of hardcore rap to feel music. Now I gravitate toward the more SONOROUS play of pianists like David Nevue for passion-filled yet pleasant music to experience.

#wordoftheday: Repertoire

I am a rap fan, but the music I like is getting older. Recognizing that younger folks admire new artists, I asked my son to supply the names of rappers who are respected among his peers. Yesterday he contributed many J. Cole songs to my REPERTOIRE of rap classics. 💯

#wrdoftheday: Gibbous

Before my babies were born, I learned that I love a pregnant woman’s body. Specifically, I am charmed by the baby bump. In her third trimester, for example, I would nag my ex-wife, daily, to stand by me with her belly out like a GIBBOUS moon so I could talk to my baby.

#wordoftheday: Atone

Like many of us, I have argued with my special someone, saying mean things to hurt feelings. Thankfully, I have had my apologies heard and my hugs accepted – these being the ways I ATONE for my punctilious moments.

Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died | Steve Peraza, Ph.D. “We will only achieve our true human potential,” said Jane Goodall, internationally renowned scholar, “when head and heart work in harmony.” I am so grateful to have lived in the same time period as J...

I am so grateful to have lived in the same time period as Jane Goodall - to have read her work, to have heard her speak, to have watched her study and teach, and, now, to commemorate her as a great spirit of my age. #RIP

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#wordoftheday: Preternatural

In August, my eyes, lips, and forehead began to dry, itch, chafe, and burn. My face grew swollen and oozed, then it dried, leaving a layer of white, dead skin. I was later diagnosed with impetigo, explaining the PRETERNATURAL effects on my face.

#flowersofbuffalo

#wordoftheday: Impetuous

When I’m triggered, there’s no telling what I’ll do. I once had a friend sneak up behind me and scare me. I shouted in fear, but I also turned around and socked him. He learned quite painfully what I mean when I say I’m IMPETUOUS.

#wordoftheday: Obliterate

The only time I wanted to OBLITERATE anything in life was when I was a teenager. Back then I tried (and failed) to destroy my “zits” and any trace of them.

#wordoftheday: Kerfuffle

At Wegmans, I spoke to Bills fans about the sports lineup this Sunday. We cheered in unison for the Bills, but I told them I’ll be changing the channel when the Yankees start at 3p. This started a minor KERFUFFLE over what kind of New Yorker I am. I said, "The real kind."

#welldone

#wordoftheday: Vociferous

I speak assertively in boisterous waves. I am historically attracted to women even more VOCIFEROUS than I am. I surprised my folks, then, when I married a quiet and accepting woman. She’s my ex-wife now. I'm sure she would tell you my mouth was too much to tolerate.

#flowersofbuffalo

#flowersofbuffalo

#gobills

#wordoftheday: Gesundheit

Attorney General (AG): “States are required to submit voter rolls to the federal government.”

Reporter 1: “What will you do with this private data?”

AG: “We will clean the rolls to ensure a fair election.”

Reporter 2: “Buuhhulll-shit.”

Reporter 1: “GESUNDHEIT!”

Trump order helps TikTok sell US operations to American investors in $14 billion deal White House officials said earlier this week that TikTok reached a preliminary deal to sell its U.S. operations to an American-based investor group.

Trump signs order to help finalize TikTok sale to American investors in a $14 billion deal. White House officials said earlier this week that TikTok reached a preliminary deal to sell its U.S. operations to an American-based investor group.

I quit Tik Tok for this reason.

#wordoftheday: Anomaly

As a reader, I expected to reconnect with classic authors when I reached my 40s – Zora Neale Hurston, Richard Wright, James Baldwin. Instead I’ve experienced an ANOMALY: I'm obsessed with Mary Osborne’s /Magic Tree House/ young adult novels.

A statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands in D.C. is removed as fast as it appeared The statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands mid-frolic wasn't the first anti-Trump artwork on the National Mall in recent months. But it was the first to be removed, despite having a permit.

The statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands mid-frolic wasn't the first anti-Trump artwork on the National Mall in recent months. But it was the first to be removed, despite having a permit.

“I always got a weapon on me,” the school boy said, reaching into his coat like he was grabbing a gun. He BRANDISHED a pocket-sized copy of the /The Prince and the Pauper/ by Mark Twain and pretended to shoot it at me. “Reading is gun-to-mental,” he quipped. I didn't find him funny.

#flowersofbuffalo

God Realizes He Forgot To Put Souls In Humans

God Realizes He Forgot To Put Souls In Humans https://theonion.com/god-realizes-he-forgot-to-put-souls-in-humans-1819577785/

#wordoftheday: Nonpareil

I’ve had eczema forever. As a young man, the flare ups were devastating. I falsely believed they couldn't get worse. But the damage that eczema causes me as an adult is NONPAREIL. The flare ups lead to open wounds. Feverishly scratching, I may not even get to sleep!

#wordoftheday: Catch-22

When a student struggles academically, their instructor may face a CATCH-22 when providing support. To encourage persistence, the instructor may praise a student’s subpar work. It’s that same poor work, however, that will cause the student to fail the course if it persists.