O

A holiday Monday, President's Day, and the coffee shop is buzzing. Matt's at the office, glum, and I'm having lunch later with the boys. Today's goal - get some traction on the new story idea.

But first, "O":

office

on

obliterate

obstruct

ode

only

oleander

Olympic/Olympics

old

olden

onerous

odor

odalisque

oboe

obey

oat

oaf

omit

overlay

omen

order

orders

oak/oaken/oaky

Oaxaca

Obama(!)

own

ownership

owl

ogre

offer

oft

often

option

opportunity

opine

ostentatious

occlude

optometry/optometrist

optimum

opportune

over

...41...

obituary

ominivore

omnivorous

occupy

offend

offensive

oily

ovulate/ovulation/ovum

oops!

and...

Oz

OK, I may have saved "Oz" for the last one. It felt appropriately hail mary for the final word.