Monday, May 19, 2008
Etymology : Getting one's goat
I’ve been hearing this expression a lot, which is synonymous to annoying or irritating somebody, as in “Her pushy nature never fails to get my goat.” It might be an older expression as I never hear it from younger people (or outside In the olden days, when people would raise Thoroughbreads, they used to put a goat in the same pen as the racehorse, because goats (stoic creatures that they are) were thought to have a calming effect on nervous and easily bothered prized horses. Competitors soon learned that if they took a horse’s goat away, the horse would become agitated and nervous and lose the race. Hence the expression “getting one’s goat” to mean annoying or agitating somebody. You learn something new everyday.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
That's a big yang if one is the yin
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A visit to the old workplace
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Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Building a mystery
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Sunday, May 11, 2008
Where my sister cornered me
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
Pussycat this!
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Always up to no good
The little troublemaker is a boy in a cat suit.
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Best seat in the house
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White on white
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Monday, May 05, 2008
Farewell to the Uth
This one goes out to a loyal friend of fifteen years to Tam and Mark, and a sweet little character of a creature to me. Uther was one of those dogs who just made you laugh. His kind heart and gentle spirit will never be forgotten. When I think of pets passing, it hurts more because they are so innocent and giving of their love and time. They never forsake you or disappoint you or ask for anything back, their only happiness is your presence in their lives. So we give them our all and we don't hold back, secretly hoping that the part of us that loves completely doesn't go away with their demise.
