The Dynamic Duo

In our ever changing world of words there is the constant need to invent new terms and phrases to describe never-before experienced….. experiences. I’m certain that is one thing that makes translating between languages so difficult at times—-how do you describe “snow” for instance to a tropical culture that has no need for such a word? How do you translateone of the 10 or so words for “snow” in the language of Eskimos into English, a language with no such subtleties and still convey the right nuance of meaning?
Of course, technology has greatly influenced the world of words. New ones are popping up all the time. Not so very long ago, RAM was a male sheep with a propensity for butting, and ROM, a male gypsy with a propensity for wearing colorful headgear and large earrings. And whoever heard of a BLOG? My very own brother, who works in the computer fixing and optimizing field admitted to me a couple of weeks ago that he only recently learned about BLOGS. I told him he was missing all the fun!
So, this brings me (finally you may say) to my point. When my UltraSon was home for a visit about a month ago, I excitedly told him many things that had happened in our lives since we had last spoken. But, often, he knew all about them already? How? Why from UltraMom BLOGS on the Dynamic Duo, of course! I was surprised and flattered that he knew and remembered every little detail about things I had half-forgotten myself. When I mentioned my surprise, he informed my that this is a common phenomenon for Bloggers. Said UltraBob to me “I am always meeting people for the first time who already know all about me from my Blogs. It’s called…....” and here I get a bit fuzzy. I think he called it something like Blog Awareness Phenomenon or StrangersFeelLikeTheyKnowMeFromReadingMyBlogs or something like that. I suggested “The Twilight Zone”, but Ultra informed me it was very unoriginal. I maintain, however, that it was original at one time…....just not at this time.
So I hereby propose a new term : Deja Blogue. It’s catchy and descriptive and has the added plus of familiarity. By riding on the waves of a phrase that is already well known and widely in use, half the battle of acceptabilty and useage is already won!
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Yup, Deja Blogue

Familiarly Yours,
UltraMom