I can't sleep, and when I can't sleep sometimes I just let my thoughts run wild, like a ferret out of it's cage, and I watch curious as to where they will go.

I found myself thinking about words. I like words. I like the way some words sound, for example: "kumquat". I don't know why but I just really like the way it sounds. I also like the word "sibilant". Again, I am not sure why but I just do.

The word of the evening though was "qualm". It's a weird sounding word and somewhat awkward to say -- does one include the "l" sound or not?

So I was thinking ... one can say "I have no qualms" or "I am without a qualm" and yet one does not hear "I am qualmless". I also found myself wondering that if one were uneasy and felt a storm was coming, or was uneasy about an approaching storm, would it be fair to say that it is the "qualm before the storm"?

So now you know my deep thoughts for the evening ....