Hyperbole is embedded so deeply in everyday language, we can’t possibly extricate it. No one ever wants to see what it looks like when skin crawls. It’s a phrase with a meaning beyond the norm when you say, “My skin is crawling.” Sort of like when you say you can feel it in your bones. …
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Don’t Mention It.
Breaking from the normal thought processes, I’m going to offer some blogging advice: Don’t Mention It. That’s the gist of it. Keep your mouth shut. My blogging advice is to keep your mouth shut. No not really. Not entirely. I’ll explain. For explanation, I’ll offer up the examples I’ve seen, the first of which is …
The Convincing
For so many of us traveling through life, the meaning of individual life gets blurred with the purpose. Getting caught up in the usual struggles associated with survival can blind us to our goals. Losing sight of the basic principles of existence is like entering a room and forgetting why you went in there. Stare …
On The Wall
Battles lost and battles won; We’ll be bones before we’re done. Two men shouted, “Get yourself a gun!” Then turned and shot each other for fun. No one said, “Life is easy.” Except for me, Right now. No one said, “Let’s be sleazy.” Well, maybe someone, Who reads out loud. Whenever you …
Noise
Noise is everywhere. It’s in your left ear. It’s in your right ear. At work, in your house, at the zoo, on the street, at the movie theater, at the store, in the deli, at the fish market, in your shoes, on the train, at grandma’s house, at the library, even in your mind—noise is …
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