Tuesdays with Ari

imprecation \im-prih-KAY-shuhn\, noun:
1. Invoking evil upon someone.
2. A curse.

ephemeron \ih-FEM-uh-ron\, noun;
plural ephemera \ih-FEM-uh-ruh\:
1. Something short-lived or of no lasting significance.

Hurling imprecations at both strangers and friends even before she had finished her first beer, Julie’s previous class and grace proved its ephemeral status.