Where do they come from?

Do you ever wonder where certain expressions come from?

Like,

• It's as easy as shooting fish in a barrel.

Umm, why are fish in a barrel?? This was mentioned on a NCIS episode during the marathon I watched yesterday and I thought it was a good point.

• Sleep like a baby.

Really? You want to wake up crying every few hours? Go for it.

• Sleep like a rock.

Rocks sleep? I did not know that.



Those are ones that I could come up with on my own, but then I did a Google search for "sayings that don't make sense" and came up with a few more.

• It's always in the last place you look.

Umm, really? Isn't it because you stop looking after you find it? I mean, it couldn't be in say, the third out of fifth place you looked?

• For Pete's sake.

Who's Pete?!

• Free Gift.

Gifts aren't free?? Well, in that case, don't get me anything for my birthday, Christmas, other holidays etc. because I don't want to have to owe you money...


Something else that doesn't make sense to me. I was watching TV yesterday, a commercial came on advertising a product. The final screen shot says this: "We'll give you this $40 product ABSOLUTELY FREE! Money back guaranteed if you aren't satisfied." What money are they giving you back?! It's an 'ABSOLUTELY FREE' product.

I'm a bit on the sarcastic side today, can you tell?

Easter Sunday Reflections

Last night and today have, so far, been a major 'I wish I could do go back in time and make a different decision' time for me.

What would I change? My class choices. I would not be taking The Middle Ages if I could do this over again.

The reason for this? Look at my plans for the day: read my Bible, think about the amazing glory of God on this Easter Sunday, and then do my Middle Ages class reading about the corruption of the Church which includes vivid descriptions of the Crusades and the atrocities committed in the name of the Lord and the Church.

I don't like it. I really don't like the ideas and events that I have to read about today of all days.

That's All Right

Mmm...another reason why I love my American Studies class. A clip from the video we watched in class on Friday of Paul McCartney singing "That's All Right Mama" on a PBS American Masters series video of Sun Records.



Enjoy the wonderful-ness that is Paul McCartney singing the King.