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Busy day today! Just wanted to put in some random tidbits of knowledge I gleaned from my word-of-the-day (yes, i'm a dork)

gadabout \GAD-uh-bowt ("ow" as in "cow")\ noun

: a person who flits about in social activity

Did you know?
If you had to pick the insect most closely related to a "gadabout," you might wryly guess the "social butterfly." But there's another bug that's commonly heard buzzing around discussions of "gadabout" — the gadfly. "Gadfly" is a term used for any of a number of winged pests (such as horseflies) that bite or annoy livestock. Since gadflies are known for their nasty bite, it's not surprising that they are named after a sharp chisel or pointed bar used by miners to loosen rock and ore called a "gad." But, although a gadabout's gossip can bite, "gadfly" doesn't have any clear etymological relation to "gadabout," which traces back to the Middle English verb "gadden," meaning "to wander without a specific aim or purpose."

I like that last bit...gadden.

No gaddening today! (I hope...)