Stories of Origin: True historical fact or colorful fiction?

My wife Jennifer recently shared an e-mail with me that I must admit I am uncertain as to whether they are historical fact or colorful (and entertaining) fiction. The above paragraph is how I opened my July 3rd PI Window on Business Blog post, and I have to tell you that I would have never expected the level of reader response I received in a million years. Less than a month after the article appeared it has been read/downloaded 11,628 times and still going strong (as of today the number of downloads has reached just under 50,000). As a writer of course, I am always delighted when I write an article or a book that engages, informs and yes even entertains. While I always try to accomplish this with every post, gauging audience response is a near impossible task. This is why it is important to write about subject matter in which you have the greatest level of passion and expertise versus writing about that which you think is going to be popular. As a radio show host however, when I saw the continuing interest in this topic I knew that I had to take action. As a result, I am pleased to welcome to today's PI Window on Business Show the author of "Shaggy Dogs and Black Sheep (The Origins of Even More Phrases We Use Everyday)" Albert Jack. In what promises to be an interesting, entertaining and perhaps humorous 60 minutes, Jack will share his passion for and research of "the expressions that litter the English language."