Ahhhh, the roller coaster ride continues. Coughing kept me up all night - that and a little ?uestlove and Black Thought, but I am surprisingly upbeat and productive. When I showed up to work at 6:30 a.m., I thought I was going to have to call an ambulance for some of these people. "What's got into you?" "Virus...nasty, sleep depriving virus. Willing to share!"

You know the best place to pick up new phrases? Watch boxing. Late Tuesday night / Wednesday morning - Showtime boxing. This week, one guy came up with, "Yeah...if I get ya drunk, I'm gonna rob ya." But boxing always had the great phrases and the phrasemakers. I know you immediately think of Ali...and he was excellent. But I always remember one from Sonny Liston, "Be smart, stay in school and don't rob no liquor stores."