Take the edge off
Today’s episode is going really long, so I’ll be quick with the expression. To take the edge off. That’s today’s expression. At sunset in the Islands, a nice cool breeze takes the edge off the hot weather. That means it makes it less intense. I love the Islands, but the sun is intense. You need to like the warm weather if you go there. After a long day of soaking up Vitamin D, jumping in and out of the ocean, it’s nice to just rinse off, put on some dry clothes, and sit topside on the boat and enjoy the breeze. The breeze takes the edge off the hot weather; at sunset, it makes the hot weather less intense. Nice and refreshing.
You can take the edge off a long day at work by getting a beer or glass of wine afterward. If your day was intense, lots of pressure, deadlines, people yelling at you—you just want something to take the edge off, so you get a drink after work and relax. It doesn’t have to be alcohol. Sometimes a nice cup of green tea can take the edge off a long day; or for you it might be putting on some relaxing music. Anything to lower the intensity of the day, take the edge off.
We were talking about being in the islands, and some people feel a little queasy, just a little sick when they’re on a ferry or a boat. They get motion sickness, or seasick we sometimes say. And if that happens to you, you might take a drug called Dramamine to take some of the edge off your seasickness. It doesn’t make you all better, but lowers the intensity of your symptoms. It takes some of the edge off.
That’s all for today. I hope you got into the spirit of the Islands today. One thing I forgot about until just last week was Ting. Ting grapefruit soda, and it comes in these small little green bottles. It’s an island delicacy and a few of us from the old Islands trips toasted our departed friend Mr. A with a sip of Ting at his funeral. It was only fitting. Someone checked about 10 stores and finally found a place that sells it in Connecticut.
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