Archived Story  Sayings sure can define life  Published 2:40pm
Thursday, October 3, 2013  Life, they say, is what happens while
you’re making other plans. Extra money, they also say, is what
you have just before your car breaks down.  Dad used to say,
more or less: Beat your head against a concrete block wall;
it’ll feel so good when you stop. As a saying, that one needs
more definition.  If you read last week’s account of a friend
who was infected with a life-threatening virus transmitted by a
wood tick, that helps define dad’s saying a bit.  Every morning
when he got up, after they figured out what was wrong, he felt
great.  Until the next morning, when he felt great (er). Until
the next morning, etc., etc. It’s great to feel great that many
times. Not worth it, but, I’m just saying.  When we were
children and were upset way out of proportion to what it was we
wanted but couldn’t have, crying and carrying on and bawling
(Bawling—now there’s a word you don’t hear much anymore.), dad
used to tell us that we’d