Notes from the bottom of my purse

Cockbell/Cockbill-Describing an anchor when it hangs by its ring at the cathead or from the hawsehold ready for letting go.

Advection Fog- Can occur anytime warm moist air blows over a surface cool enough to drop its temperature below the dew point.

Allison- The act of striking or collision of a moving vessel against a stationary object

Amain- Old maritime expression meaning "immediately" is in "let go amain"

Azimuth- The bearing of a celestial body from an observer's position

Bilge Rat- A scoundrel similar to scurvy dog

Blagueur- A liar. One who tells tall tales. Depending on the situation a joker or a swindler.

Segment from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Samuel Taylor Coeridge)

"Are Those her ribs,

Through which the sun did peer

as through a grate?

And is that woman all her crew?

Is that Death? And are there two?

Is Death that woman's mate?"

Also found:

an assorment of Mentos from the Mentos Project

3 lip glosses

5 light rail passes

3 bobby pins

63 cents in change (one wisconsin quarter)

my poor misshappen cell phone

8 of my new buisness cards

a toy car

a ninja (seriously there's a ninja in my purse)

my camera :D

a sweater

a marbel

the really terrible thriller "The Whole Truth" by David Baldacci

My wallet (worth a whole other list for what's in there...)

and my keys!