And I say...

amaranthine \am-uh-RAN-thin\, adjective:

1. Unfading; everlasting.
2. Of or like the amaranth flower.
3. Of purplish-red color.

My faith is amaranthine; like planting potatoes in the winelands.

Tsk! Tsk!

chaptalize \SHAP-tuh-lahyz\, verb:

To increase the alcohol in a wine by adding sugar.

I like my wine chaptalized!

I am what I am...

moxie \MOK-see\, noun:

1. Vigor; verve; pep.
2. Courage and aggressiveness.
3. Skill; know-how.

I have never been a moxie boxer, like Sugar Ray Leonard - the man with the silver streak...

Words mean everything

overslaugh \OH-ver-slaw\, verb:

To pass over or disregard (a person) by giving a promotion, position, etc., to another instead.

I would never overslaugh another

Fracking...

We are fracking in the study, not quite like they frack in the Karoo; it is a tidy messy job, or a messy tidy job.

aesopian \ee-SOH-pee-uhn\, adjective:

1. Conveying meaning by hint, euphemism, innuendo, or the like.
2. Pertaining to, or characteristic of Aesop or his fables.

Well that has nothing to do with Aesop, or any of his cannonies. A good thing to do with your garbage, and certainly not aesopian.

Is one big corn bite?

hacienda \hah-see-EN-duh\, noun:

A large estate, especially one used for farming or ranching.

You know the other day, I had a really big tequila...in my dreams!

And I never supposed that Chris de Burgh had any evil intent regarding his song about the Lord and the Devil.

Am I the music man?

8 more sleeps and my Lady in red will be here!

melismatic \mi-liz-MA-tik\, adjective:

Characterized by the singing of several notes to one syllable of text, for emotional impact, as in blues and other musical styles.