SaM Blog Update (April 30, 2017)

Hey, everyone. I needed to give another update.

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Why Did I Need to Give You an Update?

Normally, I would post a News Roundup on Sunday, but I needed a bit of a rest today. I’ve been quite busy with professional writing assignments and posting around on other sites, but there is some important news I wanted to discuss.

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Famous Sayings: #59 — ‘Say Cheese!’

April 28, 2017

Now, say ‘cheese!’

Photograph by Scubaspa Maldives (via Flickr; some rights reserved – CC License 2.0)

I originally had another idiom ready for today, but I changed my mind when I came across a Google doodle. As it turns out, today would have been Marie Harel’s 256^th birthday today. The Frenchwoman was the inventor of Camembert cheese.

After finding that out and reading up a bit, I decided to go with “Say cheese.” It’s a loose connection, but bear with me…

Entertainment and Science News I Missed (April 26, 2017)

Hey guys. For this Wednesday, I wanted to share some news I missed from the worlds of Entertainment and Science.

Health and Internet News I Missed (April 25, 2017)

Hello, Readers! As promised, here is the Health and Internet news I missed this week.

Going from Benghazi to Russia: Why Are We Doing This Probe?

Did this guy try to influence the 2016 United State Presidential Election? Each house of Congress is conducting a probe to find out.

How did we go from Benghazi to Russia?

Some weeks ago, I discussed California Representative Maxine Waters, including her belief that the 2016 U.S. elections were hacked by Russia. I promised to lay out where I differ with prominent Democrats, including Waters. Now is the time to address this topic, although it isn’t an easy one to cover.

International News Roundup (Week of Apr. 16-22, 2017)

Hello, readers! This week, I will make things easier for myself by breaking up the news. As I did for last week’s news roundup, I will just share international news items today.

There are some national and Internet news I want to discuss, so I will get back to you on that as soon as I can. The Internet news is pressing enough, as there are two developing stories regarding YouTube I need to discuss.

Famous Sayings: #58 — ‘Fox Guarding the Henhouse’

April 21, 2017

It’s like a fox guarding a henhouse.

I was introduced to this saying in, appropriately enough, in a political advertisement. The imagery was literal, with clips of chickens being contrasted with the image of a fox looking for its prey.

I forget what was being discussed, but I know it was a proposition in my state. The idea behind the negative ad was to get voters to believe a “YES” vote would allow some people in the government to run ram shod. Essentially, voters would be allowing the fox to guard the henhouse.

We Need Some New Internet Rules!

This is a busy news week, y’all, but I wanted to rant about the Internet for a bit.

This is a two-part complaint concerning the new rollbacks the Republicans passed and Trump signed and the internet problems I’m experiencing.

International News Roundup (Week of Apr. 9-15, 2017)

Hello, readers!

Famous Sayings: #57 — ‘The Truth Will Set You Free’

April 14, 2017

Then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free.

Since Easter Sunday is approaching, I thought I would look at a biblical quote that also has many secular uses. As it turns out, this phrase has been varied so much that the quote above is only a variation.

While many other Bible verses have secular uses, and some may have origins that predate the Bible itself, I kind of find it odd how this expression morphed over the centuries. What makes this expression so special? Let’s first look at the context and other uses.