Archive for August 23rd, 2007

Monkey jumping disco dancing…

I’m going to rent out my youngest son as an energy source.  His constant (and exhausting) bouncing, hopping, jumping, running, flopping, flinging, tossing, throwing, and yelling have pushed me to the BRINK of sanity (yet, again). 
 Since I’m in a mood to bitch and moan…these are some of the issues that bother/intrigue me right now:

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To “see the elephant”…

…denotes “any awesome but exciting experience.” [James M. McPherson, For Cause and Comrades, 30]
Quoting a sergeant in the 70th Indiana, who had spent the first year-and-a-half (or so) guarding railroad bridges, McPherson wrote,
“we are not gaining much honor here… The boys are very anxious to see a little of that elephant, and would jump for [...]

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