by Webmaster | Sep 7, 2015 | Communicating, Life Advice
“Watch yer mouth” was good advice, back in the 1880s. But what did they mean by “watch?” “Watch your mouth,” “mind your manners,” “inch along,” “don’t baby it,” and other irksome sayings are culture...
by Webmaster | Aug 31, 2015 | Social Media
In the American west of the 1880s, men like Angus and women like Jill lived mostly unexamined lives. Sure, there was the Old West version of social media: men jawboning at standup bars—women exchanging opinions over the pickle barrel at the general store—people...
by Webmaster | Aug 24, 2015 | Commentary on Society, Love
“Deed I do” is a quaint musical phrase and not something Angus would have ever said. Not that he didn’t do deeds; he surely did. But admitting he’d done a deed, in present tense, wasn’t his way of talking or thinking. “Deed I do” has a lyrical...
by Webmaster | Aug 17, 2015 | Commentary on Society, Sports
My son, Tosh, and I went to Indianapolis over the Memorial Day weekend this year to see the so-called “greatest spectacle in sports,” the Indy 500. It was aptly named; it was a great spectacle and featured a new sport for me. Trying to wrestle a parking place on...
by Webmaster | Aug 10, 2015 | Commentary on Society, The Media
Writing about law and order today is pretty much the same as it was in the 1880s. Except today, more people get their news from TV than from newspapers. The narrative differs greatly depending on whether it’s written by Fox news or MSNBC. Fox News might write the...
