jim christ's definitions

wineku

a short form of poetry mutated from haiku which is about vinyards, wine, wine country, drinking & tasting wine or the effects thereof. it has the same format as haiku (ie. three lines with 5-7-5 syllables).

1. Reciting wineku while tasting wine lends literary accompanyment to the spirit of the grape.

2. An example of wineku:

from mouth to stomach
wine becomes internal falls
uncorks dry laughter

by jim christ February 18, 2009

Darwins Curve

Curve on San Francisco Bay Bridge at Yerba Buena Island fitted in late 2009 which challenges the 200 thousand plus daily drivers with Darwins Law of "natural selection".

In the two months after the "S" curve was built into the Bay Bridge; 16 million vehicles crossed the bridge with only 44 accidents at Darwins Curve.

by jim christ November 10, 2009

Santa Dog Rosa

Another name for city of Santa Rosa in Sonoma County, California which was underground renamed after Residents song "Santa Dog" as well as to celebrate the creation of Charles "Sparky" Schultz - the one and only SNOOPY!

Jimmy Ray crossed the Golden Gate bridge and headed north on Highway 101 thinking about Santa Dog Rosa as well as all the years he'd been making that magical drive to the coast along River Road.

by jim christ May 31, 2009

Snoopyville

Another name for Santa Rosa, the home of deceased Charles Schultz and his awesome canine creation who'll live forever known as the one and only Snoopy.

Although Santa Rosa is known as the center of the redwood empire as well as a major hub of northern California wine country; if it's real importance was reflected in its name it would be forever called "Snoopyville".

by jim christ May 29, 2009

make beliefs

Various pretensions and desperate believings manufactured, brainwashed and clung to in order to compensate for and quell the fear of THE UNKNOWN. Usually take the form of religions and cults.

1. Omar had been brainwashed into the way of the crescent moon prophet from an early age and was firmly entrenched in his make beliefs.

2. When Donna hit bottom in Key West; her anxiety and desperation led her to Jesus and a ready made group of make beliefs.

3. Even though raised Roman Catholic, Madonna gravitated to Caballa and other Judaic nuances to fill a void in her system of make beliefs.

by jim christ April 1, 2009

artrium

A room in the middle of a house or courtyard leading to house which has open ceiling, sometimes a water feature and ART displayed as in a gallery. Similar to an "atrium" but with ARTWORK as the main attraction.

Jimmer emptied the espresso maker into his cup and took a leisurely amble into the artrium where he contemplated sculptures, paintings and prints waiting for him there.

by jim christ August 14, 2009

wolfdog

Any combination of dog and wolf, ie., a hybrid of the two. (It's a popular consensus that three parts dog to one part wolf genetically makes a "safe" wolfdog hybrid.)

When I was looking for a canine companion at the Sonoma County SPCA on highway 12 in the early 80's; a beautiful wolfdog which the attendant told me was a Timberwolf, Malamute, Siberian Husky and German Shepard mix ran to the cage front, jumped up, made eye contact and beseached me to get him out of jail.

by jim christ September 4, 2009