mental-pause
n.— «I sold all my scuba diving equipment and now I’m waiting for my new DFX to arrive from a dealer. My wife said I’m going thru Mid-Life- “Mental”-Pause again.» —“Whites DFX Users Classroom Forum: Newbie looking for the right lingo” by Fivefingers Find’s Treasure Forum Sept. 18, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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WE have all had days, weeks, and possibly years like that. As the saying goes, ” ever STOP to think and forget to START again?” THATS what my HOUSE call “mental-pause”. THANKS for the GIGGLE. KATHE