In the smallest ways...

By Vichara

Am I doing this right? We ask ourselves this all the time everyday. I do this when I write these thoughts. Is it validation of our existence? Do we count? Are we doing the right things? Well in asking these types of questions to ourselves we are. If we didn’t ask we would not care, but we do. Our presence in each other’s lives does have its place and you all make a difference, even in the smallest ways.

slumgullion • \SLUM-gull-yun\ • noun
: a meat stew

Example Sentence:
On Monday nights at the mess hall, the enlisted men and women could expect a meal of slumgullion made from the previous week’s leftovers.

Did you know?
"Slumgullion" may not sound like the most appetizing name for a dish, but that’s part of its charm. The word’s etymology doesn’t do it any favors: "slumgullion" is believed to be derived from "slum," an old word for "slime," and "gullion," an English dialectical term for "mud" or "cesspool." The earliest recorded usage of "slumgullion," in Mark Twain’s Roughing It (1872), refers not to a stew but a beverage. The sense referring to the stew debuted about two decades later, and while there is no consensus on exactly what kinds of ingredients are found in it, that’s the "slumgullion" that lives on today.