Eventually, the song made its way to the international stage and was recorded by The Weavers as a song called Wimowah, which was a mis-hearing of the word Uyimbube from the original song.

We all know the song as The Lion Sleeps Tonight- here is the familiar version by The Tokens:

TAUGHT: vb the past tense and past participle of teach

In the recent past, I’ve read quite a few books and novellas- remember, I had two long plane trips and a layover in Charlotte and I got loaded up with books at Christmas and for my birthday. I was appalled at the same mistake that I saw in two of the books. These books were professionally edited.

I’m quite sure all of you who read my blog know the difference in these two words and I don’t want you to think I’m “dumbing down” my Friday Facts, but I just had to share this with you all. Not once but five times in one of the books I read and twice in the other one, this word was used completely wrong.

Dig these sample sentences which are not exact quotes but are paraphrased: “his taught nerves…” and “his stomach taught” “Over the taught ridges of his abs” and “a sighting of one taught butt cheek”
Come on! Really? What did his belly teach? Math? Science?

Both authors also used the word taught in the right way a few times, but neither of them ever used the word taut. What is that about? And how weird that out of all the recent reads, two had the same big, glaring error? Sad, really.

I am feeling better right now about things, but I know it’s a tenuous thing. One little thing could upset my apple cart again so I’m holding onto the moment of good feelings.

I’m meeting some friends for lunch and that should be fun. I plan to have a beer- a Sweetwater 420. They are light and refreshing so even if my friends aren’t fun and refreshing today, I’ll have my brew to keep me company and sometimes, that’s enough, right?

I’ve got to nail down a couple of more details before I turn it over to someone else, but turn it over I shall. I can’t deal with it anymore.

I got my cover for Sebastian’s Salvation. Here it is.

I can pretty much guarantee that when I take non-drowsy sinus or cold meds, that I will be knocked out in about an hour. I also have issues with certain pain meds. They make me hyper and I have out-of-body experiences. I hover over myself and watch as I sleep. It’s quite weird.

My friend, the psychologist is the one who told me what this is called. It usually happens with sedatives and barbituates as well as anti depressants. It can also happen with antibiotics and that may well be why I usually have to have more than one dose of those when I get an infection.