Author Archives: Jimmy

Almost a year ago one of my blog entries discussed redundancies, and while that particular blog didn’t specifically discuss oxymorons, it did address the subject of using two incompatible words together in one expression. Well, for no particular reason, I … Continue reading →

The ampersand (&) is an often over-used abbreviation for the word “and.” It seems like I’ve seen it used incorrectly a lot recently — maybe it gets more use because with all the texting, people tend to abbreviate everything. From … Continue reading →

Honestly, the last couple of years have been pretty crappy. Just about all our “normal” activities have had to be modified in some way. I know we’re always supposed to look on the bright side of things, or for the … Continue reading →

Last year at this time, we were inaugurating a new President — something we’ve done every four year since our nation was founded, and — hopefully — something we’ll continue to do forever.This isn’t an inauguration year, but I think … Continue reading →

Ok, this blog is aimed mostly at those two or three people that made resolutions for the new year. Today is your day — it’s Ditch New Year’s Resolutions Day. Believe me, I know how hard it is to follow … Continue reading →

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. King is arguably the best known civil rights leader — he was born Michael King Jr. (not Martin) on January 15, 1929. His father, a pastor at a Baptist church in Atlanta, traveled … Continue reading →

It’s supposed to snow later today — along with ice and freezing rain. So even though tomorrow is a holiday, it may not turn out to be the best one, weather-wise. But even with the inclement weather, Monday is shaping … Continue reading →

A few years ago, our friends from Zimbabwe gave me a small pink elephant — it’s really pretty cool, it was hand made in Zimbabwe and I have it sitting on a shelf in my office. At the time I … Continue reading →

Before I get off this football kick I’ve been on lately, I thought we should talk a little more about bowl games. I remember as a kid, looking forward to the bowl games. A trip to a bowl game was “earned,” … Continue reading →

A few days ago I wrote about the word “chicken.” Later, I got to thinking about all the ways we use chicken in our everyday language and sometimes some of our language doesn’t use the actual word chicken, but its … Continue reading →