People are crazy
Some readers will recognize that phrase as the title of a song by Billy Currington. Written by Bobby Bradock and Troy Jones, it tells the story of a young man sitting next to an old man in a bar, having some beers and “swappin’ I don’t cares.” Then the old man shares some wisdom: God […]
Them’s fightin’ words!
I learned the phrase that is the title of this post back in the 60’s on TV westerns. But it was already in use in 1917, and maybe earlier. “Fightin’ words,” I learned, were words spoken to someone that provoked them to respond physically. Usually it a was a good guy saying, “You’re a crook” […]
The Ultimate Disruptor
Do a search on disruptors, and the newest big thing you’ll find is from 2021. Either there hasn’t been much disrupting going on the last two years, or the word has gone out of vogue. Words, and even definitions, come and go. Once in a while the new definition prevails, but often the original is […]
