Literally

I have literally:

• Tossed a hot potato (to someone else)
• Went back to the drawing board (to completely redesign a circuit board)
• Bit off more than I could chew
• Battened hatches before the storm (boats, RVs, buildings)
• Judged many books by their covers (didn't buy them)
• Gave up my day job (thinking I might continue a living by trading)
• Put all my eggs in one basket (72 at a time)
• Hit the sheets (stress relief at bedtime)
• Played without a full deck (losing because of it)
• Fell off my rocker
• Sat on a fence (trying to decide which field to explore)
• Tasted my own medicine (personal recipe, not delicious)
• Slapped someone on the wrist (with clear warning I would stab them with my fork if it happened again)
• Added fuel to a fire (that was already too big)
• Ground an ax (to prove my method was better)
• Came down to the wire (found and connected main microphone cable seconds before performance started)
• Went out on a limb (to pick best apricots for friend below)
• Went heels over head over heels (somersaulting with crush)
• Patiently held my horses (in line for vaccination)
• Put the pedal to the metal (countless times)
• Pulled the plug on a failed electronics project (custom power supply)
• Sat shotgun (with a shotgun)
• Bought the whole nine yards (last on bolt)
• Added insult to injury ("you look like shit")
• Fallen off my horse and got right back in the saddle (before I could think about it and get scared)
• Waited to decide whether to cross a rickety bridge until I came to it (Goat Canyon trestle, supposedly the world's largest wooden trestle; I crossed without dying).

2017-03-29

By Val Delane
This work is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0