"ism's".....

I am known to have little "lisa-ism's"....
Quirky little sayings and quotes...
funny word misplacement's...
my own pronunciations...
and so on....
The key thing for me is all of them I say and stand behind with great conviction.
People who know me well embrace these funny little "words"....
And just roll with it...
Those who don't know me well often look at me like I'm 1/2 nuts....
But it's those who are either trying to understand me...
Or who think they should be correcting me that are the funniest to hang out with....
Take for instance the Vodka press.
I've called it a push for about 15 years...
Most bar tenders just look at me like I'm an idiot and make me a press with  a twist...
but every once in a while someone feels the need to remind me that its a press... not a push...
Honestly... I don't care...
Just make the dang drink...
Another favorite of mine is boinking vs. bonking....
I boink on a trail...
everyone else bonks....
And I don't care...
Boinking sounds more...me...
I realize that to many of you it has a totally different meaning...
But to me...
boinking has this amazing mental image of me...
Hitting that great wall...
Stumbling...
Falling...
And boinking right back up....
with pep in my step...
Bounce in my pounce...
to defeat the remaining trail...
Way better than bonking...
Which is a heavier sounding...
hit the wall...
Fall flat on your face and BONK your down....
I've never been able to pronounce the word Iron...
I just cannot....
It refuses to form on my lips...
Just as much as my body refuses to perform the task...
Instead...
I take my things in to be pressed :)
My Chicago Friends giggle at the way I say Mommy and sorry....
Here is where I draw the line...
I'm right...
My Mom is my mom... not my mAm.... (sorry my little Italian friend... I'm right your totally off base!!)
And the list goes on... and on... and on...
The reality is...
If you read this blog...
Or hang with me long enough...
You will begin to embrace these Lisa-ism's...
You may even find yourself using them from time to time...
And as we get to know each other even better...
You will begin to see that there are so many more "-ism's" that surface....
they are a part of who I am...
Just as much as my love for the trails...
My love for my clients...
And my poopy dog's...
Its amazing what one person can come up with when left alone in their own head for hours on end....