Archive for the ‘idiomatic speech’ Category

Fuel tax proposal impacts like a tooth gone bad

Posted on February 26th, 2010 by by Administrator

“The fuel tax thing impacted the wrong way,” Keith Olbermann said when commenting on Senator Hilary Clinton’s strategy of proposing a fuel tax relief–effectively short term relief. Senator Obama seemingly chose correctly when he chose otherwise. At least this is Olbermann’s point of view. We might be able to say that the “demand for such [...]

Go ahead, say “derring-do,” I “dare” you

Posted on June 25th, 2009 by by Administrator

John Bollinger creator of the eponymous Bollinger Bands, an astute means of emphasizing “technicals” instead of “fundamentals” to gauge the strength of an equity and its movement in the stock market, recently bemoaned rising inflation and a falling market, yet with one “positive” sign of “strength” which he named as Wells Fargo, the large banking [...]

Taking in a time of need

Posted on May 15th, 2009 by by Administrator

At dinner recently with a group of friends, someone reflected on the shortage of food in “remote” parts of the world. Certainly, remote to our own, preferred experiences.
One thinks of names and corresponding images from Darfur, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia. One clearly sees the starving children, their gaunt faces, their weary eyes devoid of promise.
Annoyance [...]

Quick, Vince Young, hit the ground–Steve Young just threw an errant metaphor

Posted on February 23rd, 2009 by by Administrator

Sadly, Vince Young of the NFL Tennessee Titans is on a leave of absence. The former University of Texas star quarterback has not fit in well thus far with the Titan offense and NFL defenses. He has also regrettably sustained an injury. Young is experiencing emotional duress.
Steve Young (no relation), former star quarterback for the [...]