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Sunday, November 09, 2008

Quarantine

Have you seen the movie "Quarantine"? It's basically about a reporter doing a story on firemen, and she stays at the firestation all night long, chronicling events. They receive a call from some apartment complex, so off they go. Once there, strange things start to happen, and when they try to leave, they discover they have been quarantined (ladies and gents, we have a title!) and have to survive inside while people are going psycho crazy, turning into insane killers)

BTW, that movie is actually based on a Spanish movie, "REC", named for the REC that shows up when filming video. And it is far superior - even though I had to watch it with subtitles, it is a great thriller.

The reason I've mentioned that movie is that there is a real life situation that parallels the "Quarantine" plot. At the Hainan University in China, students and faculty began to get sick - and the culprit is cholera. So the Chinese authorities have quarantined the school until further notice.

A female student decided to report this on her blog. Someone translated all her posts into English, so click this link to go to the translated blog site. It starts out harmless enough, but then things got bad. Check it out.

Saturday, November 08, 2008

Kitty In A Bottle

Hmm, so do I post anything that isn't filched from somewhere else anymore? I guess not - because I just found this funny clip on YouTube. The title was "Cat In The Bottle", and I was thinking along some very different wavelengths than the clip's owner. Anyway, the cat itself isn't that funny - it's the campy background music. I can't get it out of my head (WARNING: If you're easily amused or emotionally disturbed by bizarre music, don't watch this). It makes me think of something Stephen King would write about - a serial killer who sings while you die. Or even worse, John Denver. (ughhhhh, John Denver, and 20 points to the person who catches the reference)

Anyway, here's the clip:



btw, perusing through the clip's comments, I found this:

i hope that someone gets my
i hope that someone gets my
i hope that someone gets my
kitty in a bot-tle,
kitty in a bot-tle!


Dang, now THAT song is stuck in my head. I used to love R.E.M. - now they're ruined for me!

Tomorrow's Internet...Today!!

Ever see one of those clips from the 1950's where some guy would talk about all the wonderful things we would have in the future? (Meaning now, or actually, they often referred to the year 2000, so their future is our past.) Flying cars, computers in your house that didn't take up an entire room, cooking units that would heat food in minutes, wireless telephones, etc etc etc.

Hey, where's our flying cars??? All the other is great, but I want to fly my own car!!

Anyway, I came across an interesting clip from 1981 in which the reporter tells us about how you can call a number, hook up your Home Computer, and actually bring up headlines to read at your own leisure. And it only takes about 2 hours to download the entire text!

Check out the size of the computer monitor at 1:57. I wonder if those came in 16:9?

This clip just made me laugh. No erudite commentary on the socio-political melange correlating to a large degree with the rise of the Obamanation. (sorry, had to sneak in some multisyllabic words to keep my genius rating)

Oh yeah, the clip:

16 Years And Counting

Well, more like 15 years and some change. On April 8, 2024, those of us still around here in Texas will be witness to something I've never seen before - a TOTAL solar eclipse. Yeah, we've had some partials here through the years, and partials are cool, I suppose. The best one I recall was back in the 1980s somewhere. I made the oligatory eclipse viewer with a shoebox, but the coolest part was that, although you couldn't see any change in the sun as far as looking up at it (which I don't recommend for long periods), even thought the sun seemed normal, the light was weird - diminished somehow. Imagine being outside on a sunny day, and the sun is as bright-looking as ever, and yet things are just.....darker than they should be. Kinda cool.

But this one in 2024 is gonna be a TOTAL eclipse. You've seen the cool pics with a black circle (the Moon) and bright halos and whatnot around it (the sun's atmosphere, corona, and stuff that normally is too faint to show up against the sun itself). We will see that here. But wait, it gets even better! The path of the eclipse goes directly through the Metroplex and northeast right over Paris, TX. Here's a map:

Inside the blue lines is the path of totality. This is awesome - normally Americans have to do some traveling to see total solar eclipses. Or we'll just get a partial one. But the orbital paths have aligned perfectly - this eclipse you can just walk outside and watch. If I have my UT conversions right, (-6 for standard time, -5 for daylight savings) then this one starts here in Paris about 12:26 PM, hits totality at 1:44 PM which lasts a little over 3 minutes, ending at 1:48 PM, then the partial eclipse ends at 3:05 PM.

April 8, 2024 is a Monday - I better think ahead and make sure I have that day off. And write myself a note to remember the eclipse in 2024.

And Yet Another Video

I know, I know, enough with the videos, for cryin' out loud. Trust me, this one is worth it. What do you get when you add:

1) Pumpkin leftover from Halloween, fermented.
2) A hungry squirrel
3) Someone with a video camera

The answer is found here:


The first half is decent, but the last part had me laughing in circles, ha ha.

I'd like to see this done to a cat.....

Friday, November 07, 2008

The Ends Justify The Means

Thanks to some egregiously blatant cheating - some might go as far to say Machiavellian - I have enabled the reading level of my blog to slip the surly bonds of "Junior High" and touch the face of "Genius".

blog readability test

Movie Reviews


I don't know if gratuitous insertion of poetry helps the reading level or not - but it was worth a try.

Ahh, revenge...

..is a dish which is best served cold. It's about 60 degrees right now, so I don't think this qualifies as proper vengeance weather.

I have become hooked to Mob Wars on Facebook - thank you very much, Robin. Actually, it's pretty fun - the standard stuff like attacking peeps, killing them or at least sending them to the hospital, buying newer and better weapons, and so on. I have spent most of this morning (well, 2 hours or so) surfing the internet and simultaneously attacking this one guy on Mob Wars who was stupid enough (he's a level 40) to attack me (level 79). You wouldn't think so, but I am thoroughly enjoying killing him again and again - the fool pays the doctor to heal him, and the moment he is attackable again, BAM, and he's dead.

This is great fun!!

Anyway, if any of you are on Mob Wars and not part of my mob, feel free to add me: here's the link to my profile:

http://apps.facebook.com/mobwars/profile/?user_id=776854514

And here is the profile of the idiot I am currently tormenting:
http://apps.facebook.com/mobwars/profile/?user_id=1330905029

Feel free to 'take care of him', if you know what I mean. lol

Uhhh, I forgot to use big words!! Here's a list of them I just pilfered from a website:

a capella
a chara
a fortiori
a mensa et thoro
a posteriori
a priori
aîné
aïoli
aardvark
aardwolf
aasvogel
ab extra
ab initio
ab ovo
ab urbe condita
aba
abaca
abacist
abacterial
abaction
abaculus
abacus
abalone
abandonment
abapical
abarthrosis
abarticular
abasia
abat-sons
abat-vent
abat-voix
abate
abatement
abatis, abattis
abatjour
abaxial
abb
abba
abbozzo
abditive
abdominous
abducent
abecedary
abele
aberdevine
abernethy
aberrant
aberration
abient
abietic
abigail
abiogenesis
abiological
abiosis
abiotrophy
abirritate
abjure
ablactate
ablation
ablative
ablaut
ablegate
ablepsia
abluent
ablution
abnegate
aboma
abomasum
aboral
aborigine
abortifacient
aboulia, abulia
abrade
abrasion
abreaction
abreuvoir
abrogate
abruption
abscind
abscissa
abscissin, abscisin
abscission
absconce
abseil
absente reo
absentee
absinth(e)
absit omen
absolutism
absolutory
absorptiometer
absquatulate
abstemious
absterge
abstinent
abstruse
abulia
abut
aby(e)
abyssal
academic
acajou
acaleph
acantha
acanthus
acariasis
acaricide
acarpous
acatalectic
acatalepsy
acaudate
acaulescent
accelerator
accelerometer
accensor
accentor
acceptance
acceptilation
accessit
acciaccatura
accidence
accident
accidental
accipiter
accismus
acclivity
accolade
accolent
accommodation
accouchement
accoutre
accredit
accrementition
accrescent
accretion
accrue
accubation
acculturation
accumbent
accumulator
accusative
accusatorial
aceldama
acephalous
acerate
acerbity
aceric
acerose, acerate
acerous
acervate
acescent
acetabulum
acetarious
acetic
acetify
acetometer, acetimeter
acetone
acetous, acetose
acetyl
achar
Achates
achene
Achilles
achlamydeous
acholous
achondroplasia
achor
achromat
achromatopsia,
achromia
achroous
acicula
acidimeter, acidometer
acidophilic
acidosis
acidulous
acierage
aciform
acinaciform
aciniform
acinous, acinose
acipenser
aclastic
aclinic
acology
acomia
aconite
aconitine
acopic
acor
acosmism
acotyledon
acoumeter
acousma
acoustic
acquire
acquittance
acrasy
acratia
acriflavine
acrimonious
acritochromacy
acroamatic
acrocephalous, acrocephalic
acrodont
acrogen
acrolith
acrologic
acromegaly
acromonogrammatic
acronychal, acronycal,
acronyx
acrophobia
acropolis
acroscopic
acrospire
acroteleutic
acroter
acroteric
acroterion
acrotic
actamer
actin
actinism
actinium
actino-chemistry
actinograph
actinoid
actinology
actinometer
actinomorphic, actinomorphous
actinomycin
actinomycosis
actinophone
actinotherapy
actuary
actuate
actum ut supra
aculeate
aculeiform
acumen
acuminate
acuminulate
acupressure
acushla
acutorsion
acyanopsia
acyclic
acyrology
ad captandum (vulgus)
ad eundem (gradum)
ad finem
ad hanc vocem
ad hoc
ad hominem
ad hunc locum
ad infinitum
ad interim
ad libitum
ad locum
ad nauseam
ad rem
ad unguem
ad usum
ad valorem
ad verbum
ad vitam aut culpam
adactylous
adamant
adaxial
addendum
addio
additament
addititious
additive
address
adduce
adduct,
adeciduate
adelphogamy
ademonist
ademption
adenia
adeniform
adenitis
adenoid
adenology
adenoma
adenopathy
adenose
adenotomy
adenovirus
adephagous
adespoton
adevism
adherent
adhibit
adiabatic
adiabolist
adiactinic
adiaphoresis
adiaphoron
adiapneustia
adiathermic
adient
adios
adipescent
adipic
adipocere
adipose
adipsy
adit
adjunct
adjutator
adjuvant
admaxillary
admeasurement
admensuration
adminicle
admonish
adnate
adnominal
adnomination
adnoun
adobe
Adonic
adonize
adoptionism
adoral
adosculation
adoxography
adrectal
adrenal
adrenalin(e)
adrenergic
adscititious
adsorb
adsum
adulation
adumbral
adumbrate
aduncous, aduncate
adust
advection
advehent
advenient
adventitious
adventive
adversaria
adversative
advowee
advowson
adynamic
adytum
adz(e)
aedile
aedoeology
aegagrus
aegilops
aegis
aegrotat
aeneous
Aeolian
aeolipyle, aeolipile
aeolistic
aeolotropic
aeon
aepyornis
aere perennius
aeriform
aerobe, aerobium
aerobiology
aerodonetics
aerodynamics
aerodyne
aerofoil, airfoil
aerogel
aerogenic
aerolite, aerolith
aerology
aeromancy
aeromechanics
aerometer
aeronomy
aeropause
aerophagia
aerophilately
aerophobia
aerophore
aerophyte
aeropleustic
aeroscopy
aerose
aerospace
aerosphere
aerostat
aerotherapeutics
aerotrain
aerugo
aesculaceous
aesthesia
aesthesiogenic
aesthesiometer
aesthesis
aesthete
aesthetic
aestival
aetat, aet
aether
aetherial
aetiology, etiology
afebrile
affect
afferent
affiche
affidavit
affiliate
affinal
affined
affinity
affirmation
affix
afflatus
affluent
afflux
affranchise
affreightment
affricate
affusion
aficionado
aflatoxin
afreet
afrormosia
afterbirth
afterdamp
aga, agha
agalactia
agami
agamic, agamous
agamogenesis
agamy
agape
agar-agar
agaric
agathism
agave
agenesis
ageotropic
ageustia
agger
aggeration
agglomerate
agglutinate
agio
agist
aglet, aiglet
agley
aglossal, aglossate
aglutition
agminate
agnail
agnate
agnathous
agnomen
agnosia
agnostic
agomphious
agon
agonic
agoraphobia
agouti
agraffe
agranulocytosis
agraphia
agrarian
agrestial
agrestic,
agricolist
agriology
agrobiology
agrology
agronomy
agrostology
agrypnia
aguardiente
agynary
ahimsa
ahypnia
aide-mémoire
aiger
aigrette
aiguille
aikido
ailanthus
aileron
ailurophile
ait
akinesia, akinesis
al dente
ala
alabamine
alabaster
alalia
alamode
alanine
alar(y)
alastrim
alate
alaudine
alb
albacore, albicore
albedo
albescent
albicant
albificative
albiflorous
albino
Albion
alborado
albuginea
albugo
albumen
albumin
albuminate
albuminoid
albuminuria
alburnum
alcahest
Alcaic
alcaide
alcalde
alcazar
alcoholometer
aldrin
ale-conner
aleatoric
aleatory
alecost
alectryomachy
alegar
alembic
aleph
alethiology
aleurometer
aleurone
alevin
alexandrine
alexandrite
alexia
alexipharmic
alexipyretic
alexiteric
alfalfa
alga
algaroba, algarroba
algazel
algedonic
algefacient
algesia
algid
algific
alginuresis
algivorous
algogenic
algolagnia
algology
algometer
algophilia
algophobia
algor
algorism
algorithm
algous
alias
alibi
alible
alicyclic
alidade
alienism
aliferous
aliform
aligerous
aliment
alimentotherapy
aliped
aliphatic
aliquant
aliquot
aliter
alizarin
alk
alkahest
alkalescent
alkali
alkalify
alkalimeter
alkaline
alkalize
alkaloid
alkalosis
alkanet
alkolometry
allantiasis
allantoic
allantois
allative
allegory
allele, allelomorph
allergen
allergy
alliaceous
alligation
allision
alliteration
allo-erotism, allo-eroticism
allocatur
allochromatic
allochroous
allochthonous
allocution
allodium
allogamy
allogeneous
allograft
allograph
allolalia
allomerism
allometry
allonge
allonym
allopathy
allophone
allopurinal
allosematic
allotheism
allotropy
alluvion
alluvium
alma mater
almagest
almandine
almira
almoner
almucantar
alnico
aloe
alogia
alogism
alopecia
alopecoid
alpenglow
alpestrine
alpha
alphanumeric, alphameric
alphosis
alsike
alsinaceous
alt
altarage
altazimuth
alter ego
alterative
altercation
alterity
alternator
althaea, althea
althing
altiloquence
altimeter
altisonant
altissimo
altivolant
alto-relievo
altruism
alula
alum
alumina
aluminate
aluminium
aluminize
aluminosis
aluminous
aluminum
alumnus
alveary
alveola
alveolar
alveolate
alveolus
alviducous
alvine
amadelphous
amadou
amah
amalgam
amandine
amanita
amanous
amanuensis
amaranth
amarthritis
amaryllis
amative
amatol
amaurosis
ambages
ambari
ambergris
ambiance, ambience
ambidextrous
ambient
ambiguous
ambilaevous
ambilateral
ambisinister
ambit
ambivalence
ambivert
amblyopia
ambo
ambrosia
ambry
ambsace
ambulant
ambulatory
ameba
amebicide
amelification
ameloblast
amenable
amende
amenity
amenorrhoea
ament, amentum
amentia
amerce
americium
ametropia
amiantus, amianthus
amice
amicicide
amicron
amicus curiae
amigo
amine
amino acid
aminobutene
amitosis
ammeter
ammonite
ammophilous
ammotherapy
amnesia
amniocentesis
amnion
amniotic
amoeba
amoebaean
amoebiform
amoretto
amorphous
amortize
amortizement
amour
amour-propre
ampelideous
ampelotherapy
amperage
ampere
ampersand
amphetamine
amphibian
amphibious
amphibole
amphibolic
amphibolite
amphibology, amphiboly
amphibrach
amphichroic, amphichromatic
amphicoelous
amphictyonic
amphicyrtic
amphigean
amphigony
amphigory, amphigouri
amphilogism
amphimacer
amphimixis
amphipodous
amphiprostyle
amphirhinal
amphisbaena
amphiscian
amphivorous
amphora
amphoteric
ampicillin
amplexus
ampliative
amplitude
ampulla
amyctic
amygdala
amygdalin
amygdaloid
amylaceous
amylase
amyloid
amylolysis
amylopsin
amylose
amyotonia
ana
anabaptist
anabas
anabasis
anabiosis
anableps
anabolic steroid
anabolism
anacardic
anacathartic
anachorism
anachronic
anachronism
anaclitic
anacoluthon
anaconda
Anacreontic
anacrusis
anadem
anadiplosis
anadipsia
anadromous
anaemia
anaemotrophy
anaeretic, aneretic
anaerobe
anaerophyte
anaesthesia
anagalactic
anagenesis
anaglyph
anagnorisis
anagoge, anagogy
anal
analects, analecta
analemma
analeptic
analgesia
analgetic
analgia
anallagmatic
analogous
analogy
analphabet
anamnesis
anamorphic
anamorphosis
ananas
anandrious
anandrous
ananthous
ananym
anapaest, anapest
anaphora
anaphrodisia
anaphroditic
anaphylaxis
anaplasia
anaplasty
anaptotic
anaptyxis
anarthrous
anasarcous
anastigmat
anastomosis
anastrophe
anathema
anatocism
anatomy
anaudia
anbury, ambury
anchorite, anchoret
anchusa
anchylosis
ancien régime
ancillary
ancipital, ancipitous
ancistroid
ancon
anconal
ancoral
ancress,
ancylostomiasis, ankylostomiasis
andiron
androcentric
androcephalous
androcracy
androgen
androgyne
androgynous
android
andromedotoxin
andromorphous
androphagous
androphilic
androphobia
androphonomania
androphorous
androsphinx
androsterone
anecdotage
anechoic
anele
anemia,
anemochord
anemograph
anemometer
anemophilous
anemophobia
anemoscope
anencephaly
anent
anenterous
anergy
aneroid
anesis
aneurin
aneurysm, aneurism
anfractuous
angary
angelica
angelolater
angelology
angelus
angiitis
angina
angiography
angioid
angiology
angioma
angiospasm
angiosperm
angiotomy
anglicism, Anglicism
anglophone, Anglophone
angora
angostura
angst
angstrom
anguiform
anguilliform
anguine, anguinous
angulation
anhedonia
anhedral
anhelation
anhidrosis
aniconic
anidian
anil
anile
aniline
anility
anima
animadvert
animalcule, animalculum
animatism
animative
animism
animosity
animus
anion
anise
aniseed
anisometropia
anisosthenic
anker
ankh
ankus
ankylosis, anchylosis
ankylostoma
ankylostomiasis
ankyroid, ancyroid
anlace
anna
annates
annatto
anneal
annectant, annectent
annelid
annihilate
anno Domini
anno hegirae
anno mundi
anno orbis conditi
anno regni
anno urbis conditae
annomination
annos vixit
annotine
annuent
annuity
annul
annular
annulet
annulism
annulose
annulus
annunciate
annus mirabilis
anoa
anobiid
anocathartic
anode
anodon
anodontia
anodyne
anoesia, anoia
anoesis
anoestrus
anoetic
anogenic
anole
anolyte
anomalism
anomalistic
anomaloscope
anomalous
anomaly
anomie, anomy
anon
anonym
anoopsia, anopsia
anopheles
anopisthographic
anorchous
anorexia
anorthography
anosmia, anosphresia
anourous
anovulatory
anoxaemia
anoxia
anoxybiosis
ansate
anschluss, Anschluss
anserine, anserous
ant-apex
anta
antacid
antalgic
antalkali
antanaclasis
antarthritic
ante mortem
antebellum
antecedaneous
antecedent
antedate
antediluvian, antediluvial
antefix
antelucan
antemeridian
antemetic
antemundane
antenatal
antenna
antenuptial
antepaschal
antepast
antependium
antepenult
antephialtic
anteprandial
anterior
antetype
antevenient
antevert
antevocalic
anthelion
anthelmintic
anthemion
anther
antheridium
anthesis
anthology
anthomania
anthophagous
anthophilous, anthophilian
anthophorous
anthotaxy
anthozoan
anthracoid
anthracolithic
anthracosis
anthracothere
anthrax
anthropic(al)
anthropocentric
anthropogenesis, anthropogeny
anthropogenic
anthropogeography
anthropoglot
anthropoid
anthropolatry
anthropolith, anthropolite
anthropology
anthropometry
anthropomorphism
anthropomorphosis
anthropopathy, anthropopathism
anthropophagi
anthropophuism
anthropopithecus
anthropopsychism
anthroposcopy
anthroposociology
anthroposophy
anthropotheism
anthropotomy
anthropozoic
anthus
anti-icteric
antibacchius
antibasilican
antibiosis
antibiotic
antiblastic
antibody
antibrachial
anticachectic
anticholinergic
antichresis
antichthones
anticlastic
anticlimax
anticline
anticonvellent
anticous
anticryptic
anticyclone
antidactyl
antidetonant
antidromic
antifebrile
antigalactic
antigen
antihistamine
antihydropic
antilapsarian
antilegomena
antilibration
antilogarithm
antilogism
antilogy
antimatter
antimetabole
antimetathesis
antimony
antineuritic
antinomian
antinomy
antiodontalgic
antiorgastic
antioxidant
antipaedobaptist
antiparallelogram
antiparticle
Antipasch(a)
antipastic
antipathy
antiperistasis
antipharmic
antiphlogistic
antiphon
antiphrasis
antipodagric
antipodes
antipruritic
antipsychiatry
antipyretic
antipyrotic
antirachitic
antiscians
antiscorbutic
antisemite
antisideric
antispast
antistrophe
antistrumatic
antithalian
antithesis
antithrombin
antitoxic
antitrades
antitropic
antitussive
antitype
antitypy
antivenin, antivenene
antizymic
antoecial
antonomasia
antonym
antral
antrorse
antrum
anuran
anuresis
anuria
anurous
anus
aorist
aorta
apaesthesia
apagoge
apanage
apandrous
apartheid
apatetic
apathy
aperient
aperitif
apetalous
aphaeresis
aphagia
aphasia
aphelion
apheliotropic
aphemia
aphesis
aphid
aphis
aphonia
aphorism
aphotic
aphrasia
aphrodisiac
aphtha
aphylly
apiaceous
apian
apiary
apical
apiculate
apiculture
apiology
apivorous
aplanat
aplasia
aplomb
aplotomy
apnoea
apocalypse
apocatastisis
apocentre
apochromat
apocope
apocrisiary
apocrustic
apocrypha
apocynthion
apodal
apodeictic, apodictic
apodosis
apogaeic, apogaic
apogamy
apogee
apogeny
apogeotropic
apograph
apolaustic
apolegamic
apolitical
apologetics
apologia
apologist
apologue
apolune
apomecometer
apomict
apomixis
apopemptic
apophasis
apophony
apophthegm
apophyge
apophysis
apoplexy
aporia
aposematic
aposiopesis
apostasy
apostate
apostil(le)
apostolic
apostrophe
apotelesm
apothecary
apothegm
apothem
apotheosis
apothesis
apotropaic
apotypic
appanage, apanage
apparatchik
apparitor
appease
appellant
appellate
appellation
appellative
appendage
appendant
appendicectomy, appendectomy
appendicle
appendix
apperception
appersonation
appertain
appetence, appetency
appetible
applanate
appliqué
appoggiatura
apport
appose
apposite
apposition
appraise
apprehend
apprise
apprize
approbate
approbation
appropinquity
appropriate
approximate
appulse
appurtenance
apraxia
apriorism
apropos
apse
apsidal
apsis
apteral
apterous
apterygial
apteryx
aptyalism
apyretic
apyrous
aqua fortis
aqua pura
aqua regia
aquamarine
aquanaut
aquaphobia
aquarelle
aquarist
aquatic
aquatint
aquavitae
aqueduct
aqueous
aquiculture, aquaculture
aquiferous
aquiline
arête
arabesque
arable
arachnid
arachnoid
arachnology
arachnophagous
araeometer, areometer
araneid, araneidan
araneous, araneose
araphorostic, araphostic
araroba
aration
araucaria
arbalest, arbalist
arbiter
arbitrage
arbitrament
arbitrary
arbitrate
arbor
arbor vitae
arboraceous
arboreal
arboreous
arborescent
arboretum
arborical
arboricole
arboriculture
arboriform
arborist
arborize
arborous
arbuscle, arbuscula
arbuscule
arbustum
arbutus
arc-boutant
arcana
arcate
archaean
archaeolatry
archaeolithic
archaeology, archeology
archaeopteryx
archaeornis
archaeozoic
archaic
archebiosis
archecentric
archeology
archetype
archididascalos, archididascalus
archiepiscopal
archil, orchil
archimage, archimagus
archimandrite
Archimedes' screw
archipelago
architectonic
architrave
archives
archivolt
archizoic
archology
archon
arcifinious
arciform
arctogaeal, arctogeal, arctogaean, arctogean
arctoid
arctophile
arcuate, arcual
arcus senilis
areca
arenaceous
arenarious
areng
arenicolous
arenilitic
arenoid
arenose
areography
areola
areology
areometer
Areopagus
aretaics
aretalogy
argal
argali
argand-
argent
argil
argol, argal
argon
Argonaut
argosy
argot
Argus
argute
argyrocephalous
aria
arid
arietta
ariose
arioso
arista
aristarch
aristology
aristulate
arithmancy
arithmogram
armadillo
Armageddon
armature
armiferous
armiger
armillary
armipotent
armisonant, armisonous
armoire
armorial
armory
arnatto, arnotto,
arnica
aroint
arpeggio
arquebus(e), harquebus
arrêt
arrack
arraign
arrant
arras
arrect
arrha
arrhizal
arrhythmia
arrière-ban
arrière-pensée
arris
arriviste
arrogate
arrondissement
arroyo
arsenal
arsinotherium
arsis
artefact,
arterial
artery
artesian
arthralgia
arthritis
arthropod
arthrosis
articular
articulate
artifact, artefact
artifice
artisan
arum
arundinaceous
aruspex
arvicoline
Aryan
as
asafoetida
asbestos
asbestosis
ascarid
ascendancy, ascendency, ascendance, ascendence
ascendant, ascendent
ascender
ascertain
ascetic
ascian
ascidian
ASCII
ascites
asclepiad
ascribe
aseismic
asepsis
asexual
ashlar
asinine
askari
asomatous
asparaginous
asperate
asperge
aspergil, aspergill(um)
aspergillus
asperity
aspermatism, aspermia
asperse
aspersorium
asperulous
aspherical
aspheterism
asphodel
asphyxia, asphyxy
aspidate
aspirant
aspirate
aspirin
asportation
assapan(ic)
assart, essart
assary
assay
assecuration
assentaneous
assentation
assentor
asseverate
assibilate
assiduity
assiento, asiento
assign
assignat
assignation
assignee
assignment
assignor, assigner
assimilate
assize
assoil(zie)
assonance
assuage
assuetude
assumpsit
assumption
assurgent
astasia
astatic
astatine
asteism
asteria
asterial
asteriated
asterism
asteroid
asthenia
asthenopia
asthenosphere
astigmatism
astomatal, astomous
astomatous,
astragal
astrakhan
astral
astraphobia, astrapophobia
astrict
astringe
astringent
astro-meteorology
astrogate
astrognosy
astrogony
astrograph
astroid
astrolabe
astrolatry
astrolithology
astrologaster
astrology
astrometry
astronautics
astrophile, astrophil
astrophysics
astucious
astute
astylar
asymptomatic
asymptote
asynchronous
asyndeton
asynergy, asynergia
asyngamy
asyntactic
asystole
atactic
ataghan
ataraxy, ataraxia
atavism
atavus
ataxaphasia
ataxy, ataxia
ateknia
atelectasis
atelier
ateliosis
atheling
athenaeum
athermanous
athermous
atherogenic
atheroma
athetize
athetosis
athrepsia
athymy
atlantes
atman
atmogenic
atmology
atmolysis
atmometer
atmospherics
atokous
atoll
atom
atomic
atomism
atomy
atonal
atone
atonic
atopic
atrabilious
atrament
atraumatic
atresia
atrial
atrichia
atrium
atrophy
atropine
atrous
attaché
attachment
attain
attainder
attaint
attar
attemper
attenuate
attestation
Attic
attingent
atto-
attorney
attornment
attrahent
attrition
atypical
au courant
au fait
au fond
au grand sérieux
au gratin
au lait
au naturel
aubade
auctorial
audile
audio-frequency
audiogenic
audiometer
audiophile
audiphone
audit
auditory
Augean stables
augment
augur
august
Augustan
auk
aularian
aulete
aulic
aumbry, aumry
aura
aural
aurantiaceous
aurated
aurea mediocritas
aureate, aureous
aureity
aureole, aureola
aureomycin
aureus
auric
auricle
auricomous
auricular
auriculate
auriferous
auriform
aurify
auriga
auriphrygia
auriscope
aurist
aurochs
aurora
aurous
aurulent
auscultate
auslaut
auspice
Auster
austere
austral
autacoid
autarchy
autarky
autecology
autism
auto-da-fé
autocephalous
autochthon
autoclave
autocrat
autodidact
autoecious
autoeroticism, autoerotism
autogamy
autogenesis
autogenous
autognosis
autoimmune
autointoxication
autokinesis
autolatry
automation
automaton
automorphic
automotive
autonomics
autonomy
autonym
autophagy
autophobia
autophony
autophyte
autoplasty
autopsy
autoschediasm
autoskeleton
autosome
autostrada
autotelic
autotheism
autotherapy
autotomy
autotrophic
autotropic
autotype
autrefois acquit
autres temps, autres moeurs
auxanometer
auxesis
auxin
auxograph
auxology
auxotonic
ava
avant-garde
avatar
avaunt
ave
avellaneous
avenaceous
avenous
aventurine
aver
average
averaging
averruncate
averse
avian, avine
avicide
avicular
aviculture
avifauna
avigation
avionics
avirulent
avitaminosis
avocation
avocet
avolitional
avow
avulsion
avuncular
awn
axenic
axifugal
axil
axilla
axiniform
axiology
axiom
axolotl
axon
axonometry
axophyte
axunge
ayah
ayatollah
aye-aye
azan
azimuth
azofication
azoic
azoology
azote
azoth
azulejo
azygous
azym(e)


What the heck - let's throw in the B's for good measure:

béton
bêche-de-mer
bête noire
bêtise
B.C.G.
Baal
babiroussa, babirussa, babirusa
babu, baboo
babuina
babul
babushka
baccaceous
baccalaureate
baccate
bacchanal
bacchant
bacchic
bacchius
bacciferous
bacillus
backsheesh
backwardation
bacteria
bacteriaemia
bactericide
bacteriogenic, bacteriogenous
bacteriology
bacteriolysin
bacteriophage
bacterioscopy
bacteriosis
bacteriostasis
bacteriotherapy
bacteriotoxin
bacteriotropic
bacteritic
baculus
badigeon
badinage
baffy
bagasse
bagel
baggala
bagheera
bagnio
baguette
Baha'i
bahadur
bailee
bailey
bailie, baillie
bailiff
bailiwick
bailment
bain-marie
bajan
bajra
baklava
baksheesh, bakshish
balachong, balachan
balalaika
balandra
balaneutics
balaniferous
balanism
balanoid
balata
balatron
balaustine
balbriggan
balbuties
bald-faced
baldachin(o), baldakin, baldaquin
baldric(k)
baleen
balefire
baline
balistarius
balistraria, ballistraria
balize
ballade
balladromic
balletomane
ballista
ballistite
ballisto-cardiograph
ballon d'essai
ballonet(te)
ballote
ballottement
balm
balmoral
balneal
balneography
balneology
balneotherapy
baluchitherium, baluchithere
baluster
balustrade
bambino
banal
banausic
bancus superior
bandana, bandanna
banderilla
banderol(e), bandrol
bandicoot
bandobast
bandog
bandolier, bandoleer
bandoline
bandonion
bandore
bandy
banian
banket
banneret
bannock
banquette
banshee
banstickle
banteng
bantling
banxring
banyan, banian
banzai
baobab
baptistery, baptistry
bar mitzvah
bar sinister
barège
baraesthesia
baragnosis
barathea
barbastelle
barbate
barbel
barbet
barbette
barbican
barbicel
barbigerous
barbital
barbiton
barbitone
barbiturate
barbotine
barbule
barcarole, barcarolle
barchan
bardolatry
barghest
bargoose
baric
barium
bark
barkentine
barkhan, barchan
barley-break
barm
Barmecide
barn
barognosis
barogram
barograph
barology
barometer
baron and feme
baroque
baroscope
barothermograph
barothermohygrograph
barouche
baroxyton
barque, bark
barquentine, barkentine, barkantine
barracoon
barracouta
barracuda
barramundi
barratry
barrette
barrico
barrio
bartizan
barton
barycentre
baryecoia
baryon
baryphony, baryphonia
barysphere
baryta
barythymia
bas bleu
bas-relief
basal
basalt
bascule
base
bashaw
bashi-bazouk
basial
basic
basifugal
basilar
basilic
basilica
basilicon
basilisk
basipetal
basset
bassinet(te)
basso-rilievo
basta
bastille, bastile
bastinado
bastion
batata
bateau
bath mitzvah
bathetic
bathic
bathmism
batholith, batholite
bathometer
bathos
bathyal
bathybic
bathycolpian, bathycolpic
bathylimnetic
bathymeter
bathyorographical
bathypelagic
bathyscaph(e)
bathyseism
bathysmal
bathysophical
bathysphere
bathythermograph
batiste
batology
batophobia
batrachian
battels
batter
battology
battue
batture
baud
baudekyn
bauxite
bavardage
bavian
bawd
baya
bayadere
bayberry
bayete
bayou
baysalt
bazigar
bazooka
bdellium
bdelloid
bead-roll
beadhouse, bedehouse
beadle
beadsman, bedesman
beagle
beakiron
beambird
bean-tree
bear
bearing-rein
beastlings
beata
beatify
beatitude
beatus
beau
beaux-arts
bebeerine
beccafico
bechamel
bechic
becket
bedeguar, bedegar
bedel(l)
bedizen
bee-bread
beele
beestings
beeswing
beg
begohm
beguine
begum
behaviourism
behemoth
bejan(t)
bel esprit
bel-étage
belay
belcher
belemnite
belemnoid
bell-wether
belladonna
belle
belleric
belles-lettres
bellicism
bellicose
belliferous
belligerent
belling
bellipotent
bellonion
bellote, ballote
beloid
belomancy
belonoid
Beltane
beluga
belvedere
ben trovato
bencher
bend sinister
Benedicite
benedick
benediction
Benedictus
benefic
benefice
beneficent
beneficial
beneficiate
Benelux
beneplacito
benet
benevolence
Bengal light
Bengali,
bengaline
benighted
benign
benison
benjamin
Benthamism
benthos
benzedrine
benzene
benzine
benzoin
benzol(e)
benzoline
berberia
berberine
berceuse
bere
beretta
bergère
bergamask
bergamot
beriberi
berkelium
berlin
berm
bernicle
bersaglieri
berserk
beryllium
bestial
bestiarian
bestiary
beta
betel
bethel
bettong
betulin(ol)
bevatron
bey
bezel
bezoar
bhang
bharal
bheesty, bheestie
bhungi(ni)
bialate
biarchy
bibacious
bibelot
bibi
bibirine
bibitory
biblioclasm
bibliogenesis
bibliognost
bibliogony
bibliography
biblioklept
bibliolater
bibliology
bibliomancy
bibliomania
bibliopegy
bibliophagy
bibliophile
bibliophobia
bibliopoesy
bibliopole
bibliosoph
bibliotaph
bibliothec(a)
biblus, biblos
bibulous
bicameral
bicapitate
bice
bicentenary
bicentennial
bicephalous, bicephalic
bichord
bicipital
bickern
bicollateral
biconic
biconjugate
bicorn
bicrural
biddery, bidree
bident
biduous
Biedermeier
bien aimé
bien aise
bien-être
biennial
bienséance
bifacial
bifarious
bifer
bifid(ate)
bifilar
bifocal
biform
bifurcate
bigeminate
bigener
bigential
bigg
bigot
bigrid
bijou
bijugate, bijugous
bilabiate
bilateral
bilbo
bilboes
Bildungsroman
bile
bilection
bilge
bilharzia
biliary
bilinear
biliteral
bill
billabong
billet-doux
billion
billon
bilocation
biloquist
biltong
bimanous, bimanal
bimarine
bimaxillary
bimensal
bimestrial
bimetallism
bimillenary
binal
binary
binate
binaural
bine
binnacle
binocle
binocular
binomial
binominal
binotic
binotonous
binturong
biobibliography
biocentric
biocide
biocoenosis, biocenosis
biodegradable
biodynamics
bioelectric
bioengineering
biogen(e)
biogenesis
biogenous
biogeny
biogeography
biognosy, biognosis
biograph
biokinetics
biolinguistics
biolith, biolite
biologism
bioluminescence
biolysis
biomagnetism
biomass
biome
biometrics, biometry
bionergy
bionics
bionomics
bionomy
biont
biophagous
biophor(e)
biophyte
bioplasm
biopsy
biorgan
biorhythm
bios
biosatellite
bioscope
biosis
biosphere
biostatics
biostatistics
biostratigraphy
biosynthesis
biota
biotaxy
biotechnology
biotelemetry
biotic
biotin
biotomy
biotope
biotype
biparous
bipartile
bipartisan
bipartite
biped
bipennate
bipod
bipolar
bipropellant
biquadratic
biramose, biramous
bireme
biretta
bis
bise
biserial
bisexual
bismarine
bismillah
bismuth
bisonant
bisontine
bisque
bissext
bistort
bistoury
bistre
bisulcate
bisyllabic
bisymmetrical
bit
bitheism
bitonality
bittern
bitts
bitumen
biune, biunial
bivalent
bivariate
biventral
biverbal
bivious
bivocal
bivouac
bizarre
black
blain
blancmange
blandiloquence
blank verse
blanquette
blasé
blastogenesis
blattnerphone
Blaue Reiter
blauwbok
blazon
bleak
bleeder
blende
blendling
blennoid
blennophobia
blenny
blepharal
blesbok
bletonism
blewits
blissom
Blitzkrieg
bloc
block-system
bloom
blouson
blucher
blue
blunge
bo-tree
boatel, botel
boatswain, bosun
bob-sleigh
bobbery
bobbinet, bobbin-net
bobolink
bobstay
bocage
bocking
bodega
bogey
bogie
bohea
bolar
bolas
bolection, bilection
bolero
bolide
bolling
bolometer
bolt
bolthead
bolus
boma
bombé
bombardon
bombasine, bombazine
Bombay duck
bombe
bombic
bombilate, bombinate
bombous
bombycine
bon mot
bon ton
bon vivant, bon viveur
bona fide
bona vacantia
bonamano
bonasus, bonassus
bonbonnière
bonce
bond
bonded
bongar
bongo
bonhomie
bonification
boning
bonito
bonne
bonne bouche
bonnet rouge
bonsai
bontebok
bonze
boom
boomer
boomslang
boongary
bora
boracic
borage
borasco, borasca, borasque
borax
borborygmus
bordel(lo)
bordereau
bore
boreal
borecole
boron
borough-English
borracha
bort
bortsch, borsch(t)
borzoi
boscage, boskage
bosch
bosket, bosquet
bosky
boson
bosselated
bosun
bot(t)
botargo
botryoid(al)
bottine
bottomry
botulism
bouchée
boucherize
bouffant
bougie
bouillabaisse
bouilli
bouillon
boule
boule
boules
boulevard
bouleversement
boulimia
boult, bolt
bouquetin
bourasque
bourdon
bourgeois
bourrée
bourse
boutonnière
bouts-rimés
bouzouki
bovine
bow-chaser
bow-head
bowdlerize
bower-bird
bowline
bowsprit
bowyer
box-wallah
boyar
boyau
bracciale
brach
brachial
brachistocephalic, brachistocephalous
brachycatalectic
brachycephalic, brachycephalous
brachycerous
brachydactylous, brachydactylic
brachygraphy
brachylogy
brachymetropy, brachymetropia
brachypodous
brachypterous
brachyure
bract
bradycardia
bradykinin
braggadocio
brahman
brahmin
brahminee, brahmany
Braidism
brail
braille
branchial, branchiac
branchiopod
brandling
brank(s)
brash
brassage
brassard
brassie
brassy
brattice
bravado
bravura
braxy
braze
breastsummer
breccia
breeches buoy
brehon
bressummer
brettice
breve
brevet
breveté
breviary
breviate
brevicaudate
brevier
brevifoliate
brewster
Briarean
bric-à-brac
bricole
bridewell
brig
brigantine
brilliant
brinjal, brinjaul
brinjarry
brioche
briquette
brisling
britannia metal
British warm
britzka
broach
Brobdingnagian
brocard
brocatel(lo)
broch
broché
brochette
brochure
brock
broderie
brogan
brokerage
bromatology
bromide
bromidrosis
bromine
bromyrite
bronchi
brontephobia, brontophobia
brontide
brontograph
brontology
brontosaurus
brose
brouette
brougham
brouhaha
Brownian
Brownist
brucellosis
brucin(e), brucina
bruit
brumal
brumby, brumbie, brumbee
brume
Brummagem
brunneous
Brunonian
brusque
brut
brutum fulmen
bruxism
bryology
Brythonic
bubal(is)
bubo
buccal
buccan
buccate
buccinal
buccula
bucentaur
Buchmanism
bucolic
Buddhism
buddle
budgerow
bufonite
buhl
buhrstone
bulbil
bulbul
bulger
bulimia, bulimy
bull
bullace
bullary
bullate
bullhead
bulliform
bullion
bullish
bullroarer
bum-bailiff
bumboat
bumicky
bummalo
bund
bundobust
bunt
buonamano
buphthalmia
buran
burbot
bureaucracy
burette
burgee
burgensic
burgeon
burgh
burgrave
burin
burlap
burletta
burnettize
burnous, burnoose
burra
burro
burrow-duck
burrstone
bursa
bursar
burse
burucha
bush
bushido
buskin
bustard
but-and-ben
butte
butyric
bwana
by-blow
byssus
byte
bywoner


50 bonus points to you if you read through the entire list, A's and B's. Kudos!

After I post this, I'll recheck my blog's reading level to see if it improves.