Taken from countless soap operas and radio advertisements. One of those trite, hackneyed expressions that falls upon the ear with a dull,...
Boy, could I create a long list of verbs to fill in the blank ! Smoke Bite my nails Rub against the pole in the subway car Many of us, I reckon,...
They're out there. The two names that come to my mind when I hear the category are Matteo Lane (m) and Jessica Kirson (f). I've seen others...
It's approaching 6pm (1800 in my parlance) and I am quietly seething each time I open the curtain and look at the loaded truck bed in my driveway....
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvQsDs7v8TA Most cultures can be adapted to vegetarianism. Vegan may not be an easy choice (without importing), but...
I have had instructors who could have done either. I used to be able to say that I remember all of the foreign language teachers in my life. The...
It's a question that many Americans have asked. Some hold up their hand and state a resounding, "No!" Others seem curious and want to know more....
Ever done that? Watch the pennies, I mean. I'm sure everyone has had a glass jar, or coffee can, or piggy bank and one time or another in...
I could hear myself saying that to a bank teller. (As if the bank teller were the owner of the financial establishment!) Many years ago, I was...
... or the alternative phrase, "Ah ain't gah TAHM fo duh BOOH-shih!" You know what this means. Don't pretend you don't! I identify as Caucasian...
It's a phrase. Not sure how long it's been there ... like that ... I never used it because I thought it never meant anything. It certainly is...
Who determines for whom we mourn? When my father passed away and I had to cross the country to reach my family someone (who didn't know who had...
I celebrate all April long. It allows those folks who couldn't be with me on the actual birth DAY to still participate in the festivity. I don't...
There have been times in my life when I have come in contact with people from my past. We make eye contact or exchange pleasantries. Sometimes...
Dictionary let oneself go phrase act in an unrestrained or uninhibited way. "you need to unwind and let yourself go" become careless or...
English idioms are not always self-evident. Moonstruck - What the hell happened to you? The idiom was used in Moonstruck. It is going down the...
It all began when I returned home from the Hawaiian vacation. Good things * Ate my last meal in Kauai at the same diner where I had my first...
April is my birth month and as part of the month-long celebration of having been born, I try to go somewhere out-of-town. I usually pick...
I live in Southern California and have access to sun and water. I'm thinking of planting a vegetable garden and would like to try my hand at...
I lived in San Francisco for four years and before that, I spent about four or five summers there. It is still the most beautiful city I have...
