Well, Shit

I've been sitting here staring at a blank blog page for at least ten minutes, and I can't think of anything to post. So, in order to keep LastOneHere happy, I have dug into IM logs I keep with another friend, and decided that tonight's blog topic will be "sky".

sky  /skaɪ/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[skahy] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation noun, plural skies, verb skied or skyed, sky‧ing.

–noun Often, skies (for defs. 1–4). 1. the region of the clouds or the upper air; the upper atmosphere of the earth: airplanes in the sky; cloudy skies.
2. the heavens or firmament, appearing as a great arch or vault.
3. the supernal or celestial heaven: They looked to the sky for help.
4. the climate: the sunny skies of Italy.
5. Obsolete. a cloud.
–verb (used with object) 6. Informal. to raise, throw, or hit aloft or into the air.
7. Informal. to hang (a painting) high on a wall, above the line of vision.
—Verb phrase8. sky up, Falconry. (of prey, when flushed) to fly straight upward.
—Idioms9. out of a or the clear sky, without advance notice or warning; abruptly: An old beau phoned her out of a clear sky. Also, out of a or the clear blue sky.
10. to the skies, with lavishness or enthusiasm; extravagantly: to praise someone to the skies. Also, to the sky.


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[Origin: 1175–1225; ME < ON skȳ cloud, c. OE scēo cloud]



And that's it for tonight.