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DAH is me, David Anthony Hance. "Doubt thou the stars are fire; Doubt that the sun doth move; Doubt truth to be a liar; But never doubt I love." (Hamlet, Wm.Shakespeare)

First up this week, Verisimilitude …  
It's great when something is true. Even greater when that something actually seems true. Such a win-win. Verisimilitude is the appearance of truth, holding the idea that some things are truer than others. I give benefit of the doubt to things that seem true, until I can prove them either so or not so. It's their appearance of verisimilitude, or truthlikeness. Yes, I really did find the word truthlikeness in a reference to verisimilitude. Truthlikeness, though, sounds close to truthiness, that knowledge you have from your heart or your gut, rather than from research and experts. I have a physical habit: dropping my jaw and letting my mouth sag open, just for a second, when truthiness blows my way. I'm experiencing the opposite of verismilitude … whatever that is properly called. 
The Word Of The Year (2006): 'Truthiness'

Second up this week, Vagaries …  
Vagaries are surprising changes in situations or behaviors. I've considered vagaries a bad thing. Surprising changes invariably threw careful arrangements into stress-inducing chaos. That's what I thought. "Ah, the vagaries of life -- I curse you!" But I'm changing my thinking. Yes, vagaries still upset apple carts. Yes, it takes time to pick up and rearrange the apples. But I'm taking a longer view than I once did. Adjusting for vagaries, rolling with the punches, yields interesting results. Perhaps not what I planned. Perhaps not better or worse than I planned. But perhaps an outcome beyond my original conceiving. Revelations because I had to adjust my vision, my thinking, to accommodate the vagaries of life. 
5 Reasons Change Is Good for You

Third up this week, Vintage …  
When speaking of wine vintage specifies the year of production, when the grapes were picked and the processes of winemaking commenced. Of a year, or of a long time ago. Because vintage also means old or classic, of enduring quality. Vintage clothing, vintage cars: Here vintage is not to do with wine, but is to do with perceived quality. Were I in a particularly pragmatic mood I would say that vintage in wine is nothing more than a harvest designation. But the word vintage is laden with notions of high quality. Vintage as in classics that not only survive the passage of time, but earn appreciation for standing out after enduring its ravages. The practical term in wine, vintage, thus also carries whispers of luxury and prestige. The Ray-Ban Wayfarer sunglasses I wear, design vintage 1952, or the Mini Cooper car Christine drives, design vintage 1959, carry badges of nostalgia and classic quality. "Vintage wine" carries a similar patina of classic luxury. Of course, simply being old doesn't guarantee a classic. Nor is a vintage date assurance of top quality. 
Why buying vintage clothes is 'the new luxury'

A Book I'm Interested In:
True or False: A CIA Analyst's Guide to Spotting Fake News, by Cindy L. Otis
I'm a fan of books aimed at young adults. I'm a fan of learning early how to spot fake news. "Though billed for young adults, this is a book that every adult should read." (The Washington Post)

And a bit more:

[love is more thicker than forget] , by e. e. cummings

love is more thicker than forget
more thinner than recall
more seldom than a wave is wet
more frequent than to fail

it is most mad and moonly
and less it shall unbe
than all the sea which only
is deeper than the sea

love is less always than to win
less never than alive
less bigger than the least begin
less littler than forgive

it is most sane and sunly
and more it cannot die
than all the sky which only
is higher than the sky

And that's all for this week.
From Mary Oliver’s poem Sometimes …