I write this on a Monday, which makes me wonder how many of us actually know the meanings of the days of the week?

Monday is an ancient Gallic word Mun-dean where we get the word “mundane”. Monday being the start of the workweek is dreaded and a reminder of the beginning of another difficult struggle to survive. We associate Monday with “blue” and drudgery hence the name.

Tuesday is from an Anglo-Saxon word deucedey or two (where we modernized to “Tues”-day. It represents the second day of the week or a double dose of mundane or Monday squared.

Wednesday ...   more »

I like lazy words. Lazy words are words created to either save you the time of using too many syllables while speaking or to blame something else for your mistake.

Probably my favorite lazy word is “OOPS.” This is a word only used when we drop something, spill something or make a mistake, usually a big one.

When I set something down and it drops to the floor ... oops gets a call. Oops in that instance is blaming gravity for the mistake.

Oops it fell, don’t blame me, blame gravity.

That’s what oops stands for; it's an acronym for ...   more »

"Boys will be boys." -1909

"Boys will need Ridlin." -2009

"A stitch in time saves nine."-1909

"Aren't a dozen socks a $1.99 at Walmart?" -2009

"A penny saved is a penny earned."-1909

"Good news, Visa extended our credit limit!" -2009

"Children should be seen and not heard." -1909

"Children will be texting and not talking." -2009

"Don't count your chickens until they've -1909
hatched."

"Buy now, pay later."- 2009

"We have nothing to fear but fear itself." -1909

"...well, that and nuclear holocaust." -2009

"When life gives you lemons make lemonade." -1909

"When life hands you lemons, sue somebody!" -2009

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