From left field

There are some very silly words in the English language; this is what I was thinking about while making St. Patrick’s Day cupcakes for my friends. Sometimes, I don't even want to be in my own head! But here are my favorites: Conundrum, Canoodeling (which isn’t a “real word”, but it’s great all the same), Kumquat, conniption, ignoramus, carnauba (as in the wax) and persnickety. I guess I have a preference for the letter “C”, although I really never thought about it before. And I find it so interesting that the definition for the word career is related to a maze, a road course, and moving at top speed, in a headlong manner. Isn’t that so intriguing?