tasks such as cooking and raising kids. Some of the other girls in my sorority decided somebody ought to try it, and so we drew straws and I lost. A "sorority" is a club of female students who live together while going to college (A male version is called a fraternity)."To draw straws" is to choose one of several small sticks, with the person who chooses the shortest stick being forced to do something the others don’t want to do (In this case, join the computer dating service). Harold does have his little eccentric moments. "Eccentric" is a great word which means strange or bizarre. I have a brother who’s a real cut-up, too. A "cut-up" is a person who is very funny (An interesting noun in the form of a phrasal verb, but it’s not particularly common). My, Harold, I’m glad to see you again. A common alternative to happy or content. Poor Glacous occasionally needs his memory refreshed as to the contours of the female form. "To refresh a person’s memory" is to do something that reminds them of something in the past. The "contours" of an object is its outline or shape (This is Maude’s way of saying that Glacous has forgotten what female bodies look like). Do you often model for Glacous? In this case, "to model" means to stand or sit still in front of somebody so that they can draw or photograph you. Over in the corner is "Leida and the Swan," a self-portrait. A "swan" is a beautiful white bird that is known for floating on water. A "self-portrait" is a painting that the artist does of themselves. I then became infatuated with these---my odorifics. If a person becomes "infatuated" with something, they become obsessed with it or extremely interested in it. "Odorifics" are objects that give off a certain smell. I have a kind of olfactory banquet. "Olfactory" is an adjective that refers to odors or smells, and a "banquet" is a giant meal with many different types of foods. Roast beef, old books, mown grass. Snowfall on 42nd street. If grass is "mown," it has been cut short by a lawn mower. But then I decided to switch to the tactile. "To switch" is to change from one thing to another. "Tactile" refers to a person’s sense of touch (not smell). Stroke, palm, caress, explore. These are different ways to physically touch a person. To "stroke" or "caress" a person means to touch them while gently moving your hands over them. "To palm" a person is to touch them with the palm of your hands, but this verb is rarely if ever used. Oak straw tea and ginger pie. "Straw" is a type of dried grain and "ginger" is a strongly flavored root. Excuse the mismatched saucers. If two things are "mismatched," they don’t go together well. A "saucer" is a small plate for holding a cup. Greet the dawn with the breath of fire. "To greet" someo
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