Abominable

Remember the Abominable Snowman in the classic Christmas cartoon, Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer? I love how the word barely rolls off your tongue and sounds like you’re mumbling. It also reminds me of the lesson behind the Abominable Snowman, that someone mean and scary may well be hurting inside (the Abominable was suffering from a toothache, and once the Dentist pulled it for him, he was most agreeable!).

Ellen Auchter, Virginia Beach, Virginia