  I subscribed to Merriam-Webster's "Word of the Day" service in the hope of expanding my vocabulary. However, today I have received the word "rectitudinous" and I strongly believe that the example sentence below is the ONLY instance in the course of human history where this word has EVER been used. rectitudinous \rek-tuh-TOO-duh-nuss\ adjective *1 : characterized by straightness or moral integrity 2 : piously self-righteous Example sentence: "Their leader-to-be was . . . a sternly rectitudinous former federal judge who may be the straightest straight arrow in Washington.
" (Newsweek, March 16, 1987) I am working the "late shift" today, meaning that I do not have to be at work until 10:30 (the good thing) and I work until 7pm (the bad part). It is nice not having to worry about getting up at any particular time for a change, although I did get up around 6:15 this morning. At least it was not the alarm clock annoying me into it. I think I am hungry for a urlLink vacation .
The reason: This kind of urlLink music makes me want to visit some island somewhere. I keep hoping to win some lottery I haven't bought tickets for, or some contest I haven't put a "chance to win" in for, but that never happens. But a girl can dream! A few years ago, I went on a urlLink Carnival cruise with my husband to Freeport and Nassau. It was our first real vacation in a long time. Being on a cruise ship was fun, but it wasn't the "fancy food 24/7" thing they always advertise, not that we needed that or anything. During the "off-cycle" (unofficial mealtimes), there was pizza and soft-serve ice cream, and that was about it. The kids who were cruising with their parents really loved that! The regular meals were quite nice,though, and there was an open sushi bar most of the evening hours, which my husband seemed to love. It was strange being in a "non-US" place for the first time after 911, but the Bahamas is a friendly place to go.
They are trying to make a living off the tourist trade, so they are pretty nice to visitors. Don't get in any taxis that look like broken down limos, though. They do not have air conditioning. :-) This is the fun thing that we did in urlLink Nassau. Perhaps this would be more urlLink befitting! Gotta go for now. Have a great day, wherever you are! urlLink Here's a song for ya... Lisa 
