Word of the Day: February 27

Ephemeral: transient, or lasting a very short time

This is the type of word you use to describe a fleeting moment, one that if you blink, you may miss. Since it's Hump Day, one example could be love at first sight in a romance novel. It is something that happens so quick, yet perhaps it has a lot of meaning to your character. 

Here is an example of how to use it in a sentence:

Her name made it to the front page of the tabloids, but it was fleeting fame - an ephemeral blot on the pages of Who's Who in Hollywood.By the following Tuesday, the articles and her head shots were buried in the nearest landfill.

You might need to lock this one down - you know, like slip some kinky handcuffs on it or something. Otherwise, you may not be able to keep it around for long with that short attention span. Gee, that kind of sounds like my boyfriend...