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23 October 2025

The Self-Doubt of October

This morning, I spelled out the word October, and for some reason—despite having spelled it at least 23 times in the last 23 days—I thought, “That doesn’t look right.” I second-guessed myself and searched for confirmation. Once again, the mind proves to be a very strange place to live.

I’ve never had trouble with October before, but February has been a lifelong adversary. That first “r” always trips me up. Though, to be fair, I spelled it correctly just now, so perhaps “forever” is too strong a word. Often or usually might be more accurate.

Another word that historically gives me trouble is Wednesday. And yes, I needed spellcheck to get it right this time. I mean—what’s up with that first “d”? Where did it come from?

Curious, I looked it up. Wednesday comes from the Anglo-Saxon Wōdnesdæg, named after the god Wōden—Woden’s Day. So apparently, back in the long-ago olden days, the “d” was actually pronounced. I’d never heard of Woden before, but his name is akin to Odin, the Norse god.

I wondered: Is Woden the same as Odin? As you might expect, I looked it up. And yes—Woden and Odin are essentially the same mythic figure, expressed through different cultural lenses.

Hmm... I meant to write about something else entirely. Something about the drama of humans, which feels so small when you consider we’re just tiny creatures floating on a speck of dust in the vastness of the cosmos. But then came the self-doubt of October.

“Doubt kills more dreams than failure ever will.” — Suzy Kassem

“The difference between a mountain and a molehill is your perspective.” — Al Neuharth

“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be crazy by those who could not hear the music.” — Friedrich Nietzsche

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America's Proud Pour Hundred and Europe's Haughty Nobility and the Ancestors They Are Always Boasting Of (1893) by Frederick Burr Opper, from Puck, v. 34, no. 865.

Source: Library of Congress

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/f7cf3c1b-f227-4ea5-851e-bb203af6f321

#woden #satire #caricatures #societies #genealogy #odin #vikings #scandina #art #publicdomain

Wōdnesdæg

#edc #everydaycarry #edccommunity #edcgear #gearhoarder #gearlust #pockettrash #pocketart #fidget #photo #photography #edcphotography #odin #woden #wodensday #deathcookie

When there are no public meeting rooms* in the Woden Town Centre, except the library, and accessing the library after hours was not successful, the Woden Valley Community Council's public workshop was conducted today inside the Plaza, with a dozen ppl huddled around 2 coffee tables.

Subject of Workshop: (the WVCC's submission to the ACT govt's enquiry into) the "Role and Future of the #Woden Town Centre". Irony, what??!

* No Community Centre, Arts Centre, sports facilities... I could go on. 😡

Hail the Allfather this Odin’s Day!

From the branches,
See your place,
From within the verdant boughs
Your fate,
From within the reaching tree,
The roots you share,
And the script without words
Into which they bury
Their thirsty seeking.
#paganism #norsepagan #writer #writing #poetry #heathen #druid #odin #woden #wotan