Snollygoster

Snollygoster

Etymology has captured my attention. It is an interesting distraction from our current reality. In an age when name calling has advanced to new levels of in-civility it seems pertinent.  The Orange Wanker called Fed Chairman Powell a “numbskull”.  Well,...
Fed Up

Fed Up

‘Being annoyed, unhappy or bored’ is the one sentence etymology according to an Ai site of Fed Up. I asked it for the entomology of “fed up” and  in the kindest way it reminded me it has nothing to do with the study of insects. The phrase is used “in the context...
Reunion

Reunion

Idaho Bank and Trust was a community bank that was headquartered in Pocatello. The bank had a rich history of supporting Agriculture throughout Southeast Idaho and prided itself on small business, commercial lending, and personal consumer loans and accounts.  I...
Where you Lead

Where you Lead

I had a very long list of items to discuss this week. I think most of them were well highlighted in the real press and even on the “spin” media with some relation to the facts.  So I am headed off in a more interesting direction, I hope.  Megan and her family spent...