I've been dutifully sorting my bloggages into various categories, on the theory that sometime I'll learn Movable Type well enough to take full advantage of this ability and offer archives of my rantings sorted into these categories.

I'd noticed that my catch-all "politics" category was getting a bit fat, and thought about subdividing it a bit. Of course, Iraq is an obvious subcategory. What to name it? Insomnomaniac has coined (or perhaps appropriated) "Saddam's Gomorrah" (brilliant!), and other bloggers use the less exciting term "Iraq".

Hmmm... I wonder if "Iraqnophobia" is being used?

A quick Google (v. - to search on Internet) turns up a rather dovish definition of the word. While I dislike war, and always maintain it should be the last resort, I don't characterize myself as a dove. (Should I?)

Turns out it was in the running for Macon, Georgia Telegraph's 2002 word of the year contest. Poor little iraqnophobia got trounced by "Weapons of Mass Destruction" which won handily in both the "Beauty" and "Poise" categories. (Interestingly, its adopted "cause" was also world peace! Go figger!)

Another fun word: Bridezilla. (A friend told me a story about one of those recently.)