Feb 2, 2022 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener Puns, fun with words & word definitions, and sometimes seemingly twisted English language logic have long amused and interested me. Here are some thoughts for your contemplation and amusement. •If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled? •If love...
Jan 26, 2022 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener Ever wondered why the “hair of the dog” is a hangover cure, why a bird in the hand is worth “two in the bush” and who decided “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”? Some sayings are now so common place, we’ll utter them with no idea of where they came...
Jan 19, 2022 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener Mrs. Lewis was my high school English teacher who taught many lessons of which I still use today. However, in high school I did not learn about contronyms—words that are their own antonym. As we all know, the English language is confusing and...
Dec 22, 2021 | Curt Comments
compiled by Curt Kovener “Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas…perhaps…means a little bit more!” ~ Dr. Seuss “The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he...
Dec 15, 2021 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener We are involved in a most deceitful level of human activity in the Jackson-Scott County area. In fact, the little white lies, half-truths, and fibs are not exclusive to just our community but stretch across the American countryside. And there is not a...
Dec 8, 2021 | Curt Comments
by Curt Kovener My late grandmother often told me “Getting old isn’t for sissies.” Of course I was young and wasn’t ready to pay attention. But these last 10 years or so, my Grandma has really gotten wise even though she passed in the 1980’s. But here is more wisdom I...
