My Next Thirty Years

Today's song highlights the song more so than the artist, although I love Tim McGraw. But I love the song's author as well, Phil Vassar, so the song gets all the talk! :) Phil Vassar, the author of the song, is a great musician in his own right. He plays the piano like a genius and has a great voice. I have always loved him. Tim McGraw, the recorder of the song, is a great singer and I love all his music. So it's like a dream to have two fave's come together to produce such a great song!
I turned 30 a while ago (GRIN) and remember listening to this song and thinking, "yes!" I love all the ways the song is suggesting to celebrate the next 30 years of life. And I love it to because something happens when you turn 30. Do those of you who have passed that milestone know what I mean? It's kind of undefinable. But it's like you become suddenly comfy in your own skin, it's like you settle down within yourself. Oh sure there are other things like your health and body start doing wacky things but the core of who you are begins to really settle down. I don't know, it's hard to explain but it's true! So far, I have LOVED my thirties. LOVED THEM. So much so that I am looking forward to my next 30 years!

My Next Thirty Years - Phil Vassar
My Next Thirty Years - Tim McGraw

Butter someone up

There are two probable origins for this idiom and I think both are equally plausible. The first one is that when you spread butter on bread you are buttering it up like one would do when trying to flatter someone. The second is in ancient India there was a practice of throwing balls of butter at statues to ask for favor, i.e. buttering them up. ( source ) When we use the phrase today we generally mean that extreme flattery is used to gain information or favor. It's not always necessarily a compliment.

Call it a Day

The literal use of this phrase hails from 1838 when the phrase originally was "call it half a day" to mean leaving work early. (source) The modern use of the phrase is to indicate ending something due to false sense of accomplishment.

More bang for your buck

This phrase was used a lot in 1953 but an earlier citation puts it at 1940 in a Metals and Plastics Publications advertisement. Read about it here . The phrase means you get more for your money.

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