Where's the Curiosity?

I recently posted on my Facebook page that TED is googlelicious and I only had one response -- "is googlelicious a word?" Certainly, that was at least a minor bit of curiosity, but not the sort of curiosity I thought it might garner. To answer that responder's question, I replied, "It is, if you understood me." I mean seriously, isn't that how all words become words? If there is an official board of word maker-uppers ("word creators" for you word uppities) in America, they are NOT attention mongers. I have yet to hear of one or see one. Who hasn't heard of Big Foot or those little green men in area 51? There is no real public proof that any of those characters exist, but we have certainly heard of them. Words are a pretty big deal, and I think if there was a board of word creators, they would not be able to resist a bit of preening. And don't tell me that word creators are the dictionary editors. They only decide which words have gained enough popularity amongst the masses to be included in their compilation of words.

Ooops ... sorry that was a bit of a rant. I was truly wondering what happened to a healthy curiosity. Did it magically disappear while people were busy eating their Lucky Charms?

For you readers unfamiliar with Lucky Charms and who still possess a bit of curiosity, I will save you a google: It's a breakfast cereal. And, accordingly, to its maker, General Mills, "Magically delicious Lucky Charms cereal features frosted oats and colored marshmallows."



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