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More word play!
Oxymorons are fun to play with! (after all, I am an ex-English teacher!)
Ever wondered about such phrases as…
icy burn?
fight for peace?
definitely maybe?
How about …
government organization?
act naturally?
open secret?
Why do we use phrases that don’t seem to make logical sense?
For one reason, they are fun! Oscar Wilde comically reflected on the fact that he could resist anything, except temptation.
For another reason, they add flavor to our speech. When someone says a phrase such as unpopular celebrity, they are finding a new way to describe that person.
And still another reason, they make us stop and think/laugh and ponder!
Here’s one that is amazing!
And…
Andy Warhol said “I am a deeply superficial person.”
Yogi Berra said “No one goes to that restaurant anymore-it’s too crowded.”
Winston Churchill said “A joke is actually an extremely really serious issue.”
Somebody said “I am busy doing nothing.”
I’d love to hear what YOU can share with us!
Serenity or Senility Prayer?
We all know the basic Serenity Prayer, but have you tried one of tweaked ones? Here are some…and you may know of others! My favorite one (which I couldn’t find an image for) is “God, grant me the serenity to accept there are things I’ve no time to read, time to read the things I […]
Book Power!
Enjoy this delightful poem originally written for the 50th Anniversary of our National Children’s Book Week in 1969. I like it! BOOK POWER by Gwendolyn Brooks BOOKS FEED AND CURE AND CHORTLE AND COLLIDE In all this willful world of thud and thump and thunder man’s relevance to books continues to declare. Books are […]
A little bit of wisdom…
Taken from a friend’s collection, these thoughts as images can make a good impression on our minds. Recognize any of them? All of them? Here are 11 of my favorites. Which one is your favorite? […]
Productive procrastination?!
We’ve all decried it, denied it, defied it. But most of us continue to see procrastination as the bane of our lives. But did you know? Researchers now suggest that wasting a bit of time here and there can actually be good! When used correctly, procrastination helps us think creatively and make informed decisions. After all, historically speaking, it […]
Disney-smart or stupid?
A maverick writer, James Altucher who coined the 5 x 5 Rule said that Walt Disney was the “stupidest person in the room.” (or, maybe turned out to be the smartest in the room!) Why? Because he was smart enough to stand next to his brother Roy (who kept Walt positive after their first business went […]
The 5 Chimps Theory
There’s a theory called “the five chimps theory” shared by Naval Ravikant, Silicon Valley tycoon, in his book Tools of Titans: In zoology, you can predict the mood and behavior patterns of any chimp by which five chimps they hang out with the most. And I believe we see it in our own (non-chimp?) lives! As Jim […]
a fun story!
Here’s a fun story for you to follow last week’s post on four letter words! “A young couple got married and left on their honeymoon. When they got back, the bride immediately called her mother. ‘Well,’ said her mother, ‘so, how was the honeymoon?’ ‘Oh, mama,” she replied, ‘the honeymoon was wonderful! So romantic…’ Suddenly […]
Word Play!
The words we choose to use we often choose unthinkingly. Here’s a game to take control of that! Using the infamous four letter words association, make a better list of all the positive four letter words you can think of. As you do that you’ll discover some words are neither negative nor positive, but seem neutral. So then you have […]
There’s no substitute for doing it…
We learn to do something by doing it. There is no other way. A child works hard to do something he’s never done before. He’s just turned one and he doesn’t know how to walk (yet). There are no really useful books or videos on how to walk. It’s something he has to figure out on […]