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Where Did the Saying “A Fish Out of Water Come From”?

Posted By: Katrina Cainon: March 21, 2015In: Education, Where Did That Saying Come From

TweetWhen you think of a fish being out of water, certain images will come to your mind; usually involving an angry fish flopping around trying not to die. Thus; if a person is like “a fish… Read more

What is the Difference Between a Brazilian Wax and a Bikini Wax?

Posted By: Katrina Cainon: March 20, 2015In: Better Know a Body, What is the Difference

TweetAh the beach vacation. You pack your sunblock, your wide brimmed hat, your flip flops and an abundance of hair removal products – razors, Nair, epilators and some of the lucky few… Read more

What is the Difference Between a Ghetto and a Slum?

Posted By: Katrina Cainon: March 18, 2015In: Buildings, Society, What is the Difference

TweetThe terms ghetto and slum are often used interchangeably, but have very different origins stories. A location can be a slum or ghetto, or both; as the case may be, but terms slum and gh… Read more

Is Second Hand E-Cigarette Vapour Harmful?

Posted By: Katrina Cainon: February 16, 2015In: Breaking Health News, Health

TweetIt is a friend’s birthday and we are finishing up dessert. His girlfriend pulls out a device; which I thought at first glance to be a tube of lip gloss; but turned out to be an e… Read more

How Much Money Do We Vacuum Up Per Year in Canada?

Posted By: Katrina Cainon: February 10, 2015In: Did you know, Katrina’s Musings, Math, Money, Uncategorized

Tweet “Clackity, clackity, thud” is the sound a coin makes while going through the beater bar of my vacuum cleaner. I am a busy mom, girlfriend and business owner. Sometimes in m… Read more

What is the Difference Between Gossip and Slander?

Posted By: Katrina Cainon: December 23, 2014In: What is the Difference, Word Meanings

TweetThe difference between slander and gossip is a legal difference. Gossip is idle chit chat; often negative and hurtful about other people. I always think of the movie Mean Girls. Gossip… Read more

Where Did the Saying “Face the Music” Come From?

Posted By: Katrina Cainon: December 22, 2014In: Language, Where Did That Saying Come From

TweetBeing a musician, I thought it would be interesting to write about the saying “face the music”. As we all know, the idea of facing the music means that you need to come clean about some… Read more

Where Did the Saying “You Can’t Judge a Book By It’s Cover” Come From?

Posted By: Katrina Cainon: December 22, 2014In: Language, Where Did That Saying Come From

TweetWe have all heard or used the saying “you can’t judge a book by it’s cover” when referring to someone or something that we may have preconceived notions about. Even if we know nothing a… Read more

Where Did the Saying “You’ve Hit the Nail on the Head” Come From?

Posted By: Katrina Cainon: December 22, 2014In: Language, Where Did That Saying Come From

When someone says that you’ve “hit the nail on the head”, it means that whatever you did or said was precisely right. It feels good to hear that we have done something right; having our ego… Read more

Where Did the Saying “Barking Up The Wrong Tree” Come From?

Posted By: Katrina Cainon: December 22, 2014In: Language, Where Did That Saying Come From

TweetAnyone who has a dog knows how they like to bark at just about anything, but why does a barking dog have anything to do with making the wrong assumption about something? The origin of :… Read more

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