OK Then, Let’s Get This Word Party Started!

by Kevin Burton    I believe it was the great Marty Brennaman, on the Cincinnati Reds radio network, who used to call the first game of a three-game series the “lid-lifter.”     Let’s tack that one on, at the very beginning mind you, like the first pitch in the top of the first inning, to …

Sporty Origins Of Some Popular Expressions

by Dictionary Scoop    Have you ever heard someone say “I’ll have to start from scratch”? Ever wondered what “in the nick of time” means? What all these expressions have in common is that they originated in the world of sports.     Want to know more? Discover all those phrases you often say but didn’t know …

Gotta Love Breakfast To The Moon And Back

by Kevin Burton    What’s for breakfast?    Good question. Fun question. Breakfast means morning and morning means a new day. A new start. A little surge of hope. And breakfast means fuel for the journey.    So, what’s for breakfast?   The topic takes me back to Saturday mornings in the days of Cap’n …

Favorite Songs With White In The Title

by Kevin Burton    White is clean in the Tide commercials, virginal in the wedding chapels. It’s a bit of a beginning or blank slate.   Honestly, this list leaves me with a blank stare.  As great as the music is, most of the lyrics are far from straightforward.    For a bonus track on …