Wake Up and Smell the Coffee!...Phyllis

Know what really bunches up my bloomers? People who use clichés. When it comes to clichés, let's call a spade a spade. Come hell or high water, people, will you wake up and smell the coffee? Cliches are as useful as a screen door in a submarine and for me, they go over like a lead balloon. Some people will use a cliché at the drop of a hat. And to those people, I have an ax to grind. At the end of the day, you sow what you reap.

I don’t want to beat a dead horse. I don’t want to throw cold water while someone else blows smoke. What it boils down to is that I have a bone to pick. People who use clichés are just passing the buck. If you give them a penny for their thoughts, all you will get is a cliché. Well, a penny saved is a penny earned, I always say. It really pushes my buttons and I wish they would stop picking the low-hanging fruit.

That is why I am taking the bull by the horns. It takes a toll on you after awhile when all you hear are clichés. Well, there’s no time like the present and there’s more than one way to skin a cat. Things aren’t what they used to be, I can tell you that. People need to learn to think outside the box, is what they need to do.

Actions speak louder than words and clichés are piss-poor attempts to pull your leg. An idle mind is the devil’s playground and if those people would just put their money where their mouth is, I could let bygones be bygones. Really, people: The lights are on, but nobody’s home! Hello!

Say what you will, these people are really scraping the bottom of the barrel. I’m not one who sees the glass as half empty, but I can see which way the winds blow. My advice is to shape up or ship out. If you are tempted to over use clichés, stop and think. Then stick a fork in it. Tell it like it is, don’t sugarcoat it. It’s a no-brainer, so just nip it in the bud.

Now, I’m not the brightest crayon in the box and I’m nothing to write home about, but I know better than to rely on clichés to get my point across. I think we can all see the 800 pound gorilla in the room. You might think the ends justify the means, but right off the top of my head, my advice is this: If you’re going to talk the talk, you better walk the walk.

So, I’ll leave you with something to chew on: If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. Someday, you’ll thank me for this.