People are usually either a night owl or an early bird. If you love to stay up until the wee hours of the morning, you are definitely a night owl. On the other hand, if you prefer to hit the sack early and get up early the next day, you can call yourself an early… Read more »
“Nail” is an interesting word. As a noun, it can be short for “fingernail,” as in people go to the nail salon to get their nails done. We call movies that are thrillers “a nail biter” because it can cause us to bite our fingernails in suspense. On the other hand, the word “nail” could… Read more »
When we’re heading somewhere such as to an event or an appointment, we’re usually thinking of the time. Are we running late? Are we early? Will we get to our destination sooner than expected? The same thing happens when we’re working on a project; we think about time, as well. When will we finish the… Read more »
The cover that came with this new table-top ironing board stunk, 😐 so we decided to wash it first. This is an old cover. My wife and I live in a tiny apartment, and every time I BREAK OUT the ironing board to PRESS my shirts, it takes up most of the kitchen area, and… Read more »
If you know me, you know I’m not usually one to admit that I’m sick, but sometimes, you just can’t deny reality, can you? I’ve been feeling UNDER THE WEATHER (not well) for close to a week now. My throat started to feel SCRATCHY (a little sore) last Saturday, and I’ve been feeling like I’m… Read more »
Blue moon over Brooklyn. This is the third full moon in a season with four full moons.There are two kinds of blue moons, & each kind by itself is quite rare, which is why wesay ONCE IN A BLUE MOON when we talk about something that very seldom happens. I was PSYCHED (excited) to learn… Read more »
The last intersection I have to jog across before heading down to the subway. I’m always running late in the morning. One day, I was so late that I had to run to the subway to make a train because the next one would have been too late. I was OUT OF BREATH and had… Read more »
Do you recognize the idiom in this cover headline? It’s a play on words. A STONE’S THROW AWAY means something is not far, or it’s very close. For example, you can say “The beach is just A STONE’S THROW AWAY from my house.” This story is about the city’s plans to replace the old, hand-cut… Read more »
Pedestrians ON THEIR WAY to work on a rainy weekday morning in Midtown Manhattan hoping nothing gets IN THEIR WAY as they rush to their destinations. These two expressions, ON ONE’S WAY and IN ONE’S WAY, differ by just one preposition, but they are very different in meaning. When we say I’m ON MY WAY,… Read more »
I think this is HANDS DOWN the best orca footage I’ve seen online, and I’ve seen quite a few. It’s a short video clip of the birth of an orca at Sea World San Diego. Orcas are also called killer whales and are one of my favorite animals on the planet. If you look closely,… Read more »
