Food - Hit the New Year hard! We are still bringing in the New Year. These fun mini-pinatas are a great way for kids, and adults, to celebrate the New Year sweetly. Adults may grow older, but there is no law against having fun, so don't stop having fun - join in!When do we stop saying Happy New Year? Is it a week, a month, 3 months, or can we continue saying it all throughout the year? I say, do whatever feels good to you. We don't celebrate enough in life, why not take full advantage of this holiday.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Dish- Court date set for Tom Petters - Trial for Tom Petters Scheduled June 9 Defense attorneys say they'll try to get him out on bail.
Of course they will, that's what they get paid the big bucks for.
History in the making ~ Ill. House Votes To Impeach Blagojevich.
Two prominent people from Chicago making history; one for the good of the people, the other embarrassing the people of Chicago. Barack Obama has made Chicago, and the rest of the country proud. While Blagojevich claims he has nothing to hide...there are wiretaps that reveal the governor talking about trading the vacant Obama senate seat, and calling the appointment "golden."
Ever find yourself saying any of these quirky one liners?
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush -It's better to have a small actual advantage than the chance of a greater one.
As alike as two peas in a pod - Two identical items or people.A chain is only as strong as its weakest link - The strength of a chain, according to an old observation, was the strength of the weakest link.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder - The lack of something increases the desire for it.
Between the Devil and the deep blue sea - Faced with two dangerous alternatives.
By the skin of your teeth - Narrowly; barely. Usually used in regard to a narrow escape from a disaster.
By gum - By surprise.
Break a leg - Good luck.
Chew the cud - To talk excessively, aimlessly. (I have been known to do this on occasion myself.)
Cop an attitude - get an aggressive attitude.
Curiosity killed the cat - Inquisitiveness can lead one into dangerous situations.
Dead as a door-nail - Dead.
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched - counting on something before it happens.
The early bird catches the worm - Whoever gets there first, works the hardest, wins
Elementary my dear Watson - Simple, no explanation needed.
Elvis has left the building - The show is over, go home. Whatever your doing is over.
Fine as frog's hair - Slender and delicate, or some people use this to describe how they feel.
Fish or cut bait - Either continue on or cut your loses and move on.
Full of piss and vinegar - Rowdy, boisterous, full of youthful energy. (my parents would say I resemble this remark.)
Generation X - people born between the 1950s and early 1970s, who were anarchic and directionless. (is this you?) "These are the youngsters who have seen and felt the agonies of the past two decades, who are trying to keep their balance in the swirling pressures of today, and who will have the biggest say in the course of history for the next 50 years."
Go like the clappers - Go very fast; in a vigorous manner.
There but for the grace of God, go I - When we see someone who has suffered misfortune that we might have, or will, suffer a similar fate. Something we all have had to say at some point in our lives.
Hebbie jeebies - A feeling of anxiety, apprehension or illness.
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child - It is especially pain full to raise an ungrateful child.
If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen - If you can't cope, you should leave the work to someone who can.
Jump on the bandwagon - Join a growing movement in support of someone or something.
Keep schtum - Say nothing; especially in circumstances where saying the wrong thing may get you into some sort of trouble.
Know which way the wind blows - Understand what is happening and be able to anticipate the future.
Lick and a promise - Tiding up. The action that Piper Palin performed on her little brother.
Mutt's nuts - Highest quality.
Nip it in the bud - Put a stop to something before it even has a chance to develop.
One sandwich short of a picnic - Funny term for stupid.
Play it again Sam - Usually said about a favorite song.
Quid pro quo - One good turn deserves another. Give something of equal value in return.
Rack your brains - Thinking really hard to recall something.
Rose is a rose is a rose - Something is what it is.
Silence is golden - Saying nothing is preferred. (my husband says this to me quite often.)
Tail wagging the dog - An item of minor importance dominating a situation.
Upset the apple-cart - To cause upset - to create a difficulty.
Vice-versa - The position being reversed.
Whole kit and caboodle - Collection of things - everything involved.
X - To indicate choice, as on a ballot or examination. What's happening in the Minnesota Senate Race right now.
Yada yada - Repetitive or tedious. When explaining something that goes on and on and on.
Zero tolerance - no crime or break in a policy will be overlooked.
IF you have one you like - say it here.
Embellish - Eventually all the pieces will fall into place. Until then...laugh at the confusion, live for the moment, and know....everything happens for a reason, the BEST things in life are worth waiting for.
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