With all the 'free time on my hands' (how does free time get to our hands, anyway), I'm exploring writers I would never have considered reading before. George Carlin, humorist, author, satirist is one case in point, an author I pooh-poohed because of his profanity and over the edge approach. He comments on phrases like the one above and puts a Carlin spin on it. Ever wonder about such idioms like 'you take the cake','the greatest thing since sliced bread', and so on? He expounds on these freaky sayings and brings on a laugh.
I have shied away from some poetry, especially old English bards, Wordsworth, Keats, Coolridge and other dead writers, Burns, James, Thomas due to inability to get the cadence of the writing. I will attempt to make some understanding out of their writing because it exists, has import and I have the time.
It is a common thought that as we age we get more set in our ways and we tend not to let in new ideas. With hopes of trying to dispel this myth and others I will continue along this vein and let you know what happens next. Let's all attempt to do the same - take a myth and give it a good dispelling. Then let me know what happens next.
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