Wrestling Metaphor Fanatic Pillows

'I've been wrestling with my conscience, Pastor, but now it wants to make it two out of three falls.'

Reading my Critics

Why we need poetry. . .

'WD-40 un-sticks things that should move and duct tape makes things that shouldn't move, stop.'

"He was a big man, but he moved like a cat."

'I'd put it on the back burner, but the stove's been repossessed.'

"We had a brainstorm - I hope it's a brainchild."

A Poem about Sand

The Quotable Ben Franklin. To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals. And not flying thy kite during thunderstorms might help, too!

"You know what I think, babe? Seven on the Richter scale."

Wow. A corner office at last

"Either accept the pay reduction or you get sent down to the minors."

'I don't suppose I need to remind anyone that when I use the term 'bite the bullet,' I mean it metaphorically.'

'Are those physical or metaphorical thunderclouds moving in.'

"I'm more interested in hearing about the eggs you're hiding from yourself."

WWFood Stores.

Ambitions...To Eat My Words: "Lobster, Fllet Steak, Peaches in Brandy."

"now let's try one without the tusks."

"The elephant is in the OTHER room. I want to talk about the PENGUIN in the room."

'We need more points in the paint.'

If poets wrote road signs.

'So push has come to shove...'

'Unlike Wall Street, with its strict rules regulating insider trading, 'Love Street' remains un-regulated, and I'm pleases to let you know now, before the official announcement, that the position of Rolf Fusco's girlfriend is open.'

'I had a nest egg once, but I sat on it too long, and ended up with nothing but a frozen asset.'

"There are far too many balls in your court, Brintner!"

'Is it okay if I'm represented by counsel on open-school night?'

'This is the eight hundred and sixty-seventh day of my captivity - How about you?'

"I've fallen for you hook, line and really BIG sinker."

"he's out of the woods and resting comfortably in a sunlit glade."

"I think you need to reboot your carrot."

English As A Second Language

Executive Coach: Specializing in sports metaphores.

"... And this, gentlemen, is our target for the next six months."

Broccoli reading: 'Coping with Anthropomorphism'.

"It's the new business model - my ideas have sex with your ideas."