by jakeowensby | Sep 10, 2012 | Works
Anne Lamott once said that the Gulf Stream can pass through a drinking straw. On the face of it that just seems ridiculous. After all, the Gulf Stream stretches across for miles, and drinking straws fit easily between our lips.Nevertheless, if you turn a straw in...
by jakeowensby | Nov 21, 2011 | Works
When we talk about someone getting under our skin, we generally mean that the person annoys us. But it’s not just a passing annoyance.  We use that idiom only when the effect another person has on us lingers. We find it hard to shake. We catch ourselves thinking...
