We’re in World Cup Soccer Frenzy mode in my house, and sad as it was to see the U.S. lose to Belgium on Tuesday, it was an incredible game. I am married to a former goalkeeper and have spawned two… Read More
The cask on a ship that held the day’s supply of water was known as a scuttled butt—a cask (butt) that had a hole bored in it (scuttled) for withdrawing water. Because sailors congregated around this nautical “water cooler,” the term “scuttlebutt” became navy slang for gossip and rumors.