Well, most of the time, with exceptions, I will be posting about things I'm thankful for and why. There will be deviations of course. Aren't there exceptions to every rule? Of course! So, I'll have deviations to do a particular theme or I will be thankful for something and it will carry over into more than one post, or I'll just post something random because I'm excited about it. Blogs are for fun right? Right. So, since blogs are supposed to be fun, I'll write on other things other than thankfulness sometimes. All posts will end with a Bible verse in the NKJV.

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Slight Departure

Ok. Well. I'm going to do a slight departure from my regular "Thankful for Today" theme and do something different. I think I'll do it as a little mini series type thing, so expect this for the next few posts. Or maybe it will be like a once a week theme or something, but for right now, just expect it to be a series for a few weeks. :)
I am going to do a "Why Do We Say It?" theme. So, think about all those weird phrases that pop up in conversations and things. Where did they come from? What do they really mean? This is what I'll be writing about. Expect quite a few posts over the next few days. I'm in a writing mood. Hahaha.
My dad has a book on this stuff, but it's mostly English phrases and things, but I may quote from there, and also from other random sources on the internet. Most of what I put is not going to be my original words and stuff. :)
There are a TON of these phrases, but you know, you probably know what most of them mean, so I'll only be doing the ones that suit my fancy. Is there any in particular that you guys want me to write about?
Here's a list of the phrases I'll be covering:
  1. Kick the Bucket (Morbid? Maybe. Interesting? For sure!) 
  2. Tough Cookies (I say this quite a lot.) 
  3. A Chip on Your Shoulder
  4. An Axe to Grind
  5. Once in a Blue Moon (I've said this. It will be fun to find out why it's called a "blue" moon!)
  6. Close, but no Cigar (My mom says this. Could be fun to explore its full meaning.)
  7. Devil's Advocate 
  8. Driving me up a wall! (I say this to my sisters and brothers a lot.) 
  9. Fuddy-duddy 
  10. Go out on a Limb 
  11. Over my Dead Body (I've never said this, I think it's gross, but I hear people say it a lot.) 
  12. Pulling Your Leg
  13. Break a Leg
  14. Rule of Thumb 
  15. Under the Weather
And there are many many more! I may not even cover all of these. But, for now, these ones interest me. So, expect a blog post this evening or tomorrow on one of these. For now, my pain meds are kicking in and I'm about to fall asleep.
Ezekiel 18:32 "For I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies," says the Lord God, "Therefore, turn and live!"
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2 comments:

  1. JennaOctober 7, 2010 at 6:09 PM

    YAY! can't wait! :D

    btw, that's a good verse. ;)

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  2. SophiaOctober 7, 2010 at 6:30 PM

    Lol! Thank you! I stole it from someone... :)

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