Just a second........

Seconds are the moments that become minutes, which become hours, days, years, a lifetime...

Second base is a two-bagger... Getting to second base is a form of adolescent experimentation, mixed with touch, growing parts.

Before the demise of the Soviet Union into all those funny spelled countries - they no likey'd 'second'. In the Olympics, if the US ever beat them in a team sport, headlines were "US next-to-last, Soviet Union second."

Second marriages can be grand even though it would be the second time one had said "till death do us part." Second place, in a marriage, ain't a very good thing, and inevitably ends that very second.

Driving into work (for the second time this weekend), national sportscaster praising Phil Mickelson.. Phil has taken second in the US Open I think like five times.. and announcer dude said "I really admire the fact (he's the present leader going into today's final round) he's not afraid to set himself up for failure again." (Last year, Michael Thompson and Graeme McDowell tied for second, receiving $695.916.00 each. I could only pray to fail like that.)

Seconds are a given at an all you can eat buffet.. grannies at Christmas time.. Aunt Ethel's apple pie.

I was second in line at Mickey D's the other day. There are two drive up lanes, which creates frustration, poppa vein behavior as the seconds add up. Guy in fronta me finishes his order.. starts pulling up toward the pay window.. gal in the second lane apparently had finished her order at the same time.. honks (loudly), sticks her head out the window and proclaims "YOU MORON, IT'S EVERY OTHER PERSON!"

"Just a second" can be said in various ways, indicating "I'm an old grump, calm down, leave me alone, I'll get to it wheneverinthehell I want to get to it", or, a loving way to say "Ok honey, give me a moment."

Line drive off Hosmer's bat, to the pitcher's head/ear in less than a second. At that point, the game was second.

Second in the speedy "20 items or less lane" at WallyWorld usually lends one to be behind someone who, either musta sucked in math at school - or, only cares about 'one', screw second, third, fourth person in line.

Seconds give us time to react, or not react... to think about hitting that "send" button, or not. A chance to keep the foot out of our mouth, or not, gulp.

Paradise by the Dashboard Lights, THAT, second. Lifechanger.

Second makes the want to be first, stronger. "Seconds" never grab the headlines, no one ever remembers 2nd place in Super Bowl, World Series, Stanley Cup, Olympics, Spelling Bee... Ms. America, etc. Second ain't bad though.

I better get to work, just wanted to take a second about seconds.

Victurd, I'll second that.

Love, Victurd