Nothing brightens up an email like an emoticon. But is it appropriate to include a smiley face in an email to your boss? Also, what do time management experts mean when they say you should start each day by "eating the frog"? Plus, the story behind the phrase "the whole kit and caboodle," and some book recommendations for language lovers. If you see the trash can as half-full, are you an optimist or a pessimist? A puzzle involving breakfast cereals, the difference between "adept" and "deft", and the origin of the political term "solon". And what in the world is a "hoorah's nest"? <a href="http://www.waywordradio.org/kit-caboodle">See the full show notes at <i>A Way with Words</i></a>.
