cope (v.) late 14c., coupen, “to quarrel;” c. 1400, “come to blows, deliver blows, engage in combat,” from Old French couper, earlier colper “hit, punch,” from colp “a blow” (see coup). The meaning evolved by 18c. into “handle (successfully), deal with,” perhaps influenced by now-obsolete cope “to traffic, bargain for, buy” (15c.-17c.), a word in…
One of my moms favorite quotes was, “marching to the beat of your own drum”, I wonder if she ever knew from whence it came? We use quotes and say things all the time that I know we don’t know the full context of or…
“December 7th, a date, which will live… in infamy.” Famous words from President Franklin Delano Roosevelt referring to the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, December 7th, 1941. How do we remember things. How do we look back and learn from the past without out our…
