{"id":12583,"date":"2024-07-29T19:00:31","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T23:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/?p=12583"},"modified":"2024-07-11T16:27:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T20:27:44","slug":"whale-of-a-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/whale-of-a-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Whale of a Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Whale-of-a-Time.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12584\" src=\"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Whale-of-a-Time.jpg\" alt=\"Whale of a Time--two whales diving\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Whale-of-a-Time.jpg 500w, https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Whale-of-a-Time-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Whale-of-a-Time-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>My husband and I had a whale of a time watching whales off the coast of Cape Cod. What a thrill. I thought we might see one or two whales, but they were everywhere. Whales surrounded our boat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">That may sound like <a href=\"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/tall-tale\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a whale of a tale<\/a>, but it\u2019s true. My pictures don\u2019t begin to capture all we saw in spite of a light rain.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>A whale of a time means an exceptionally good time. <\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The experience is:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Enjoyable<\/li>\n<li>Fun<\/li>\n<li>Exciting<\/li>\n<li>Huge (like the size of a whale)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Occasionally we add an adjective to the expression and say we had a whale of a good time.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>We differ on what makes a whale of a time.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li>Some of us enjoy sports. Others enjoy arts. Many of us appreciate both.<\/li>\n<li>Some of us enjoy mountains. Others enjoy ocean. For many of us, it\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/dianaderringer.com\/six-of-one-and-half-a-dozen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">six of one and half a dozen of the other.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Will we choose to enjoy whatever this day offers?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Certainly, some days challenge us more than others. Nevertheless, our outlook makes a tremendous difference in our degree of enjoyment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cShout for joy\u00a0to the\u00a0Lord, all the earth. Worship the\u00a0Lord\u00a0with gladness; come before him\u00a0with joyful songs\u201d (Psalm 100:1-2 NIV).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Thanks to Jane Ashley Pace for the suggestion.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Do you have an expression you want explained or a thought about this one? If so, please comment below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dianaderringer.us5.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=11983df7ac45be83499003741&id=1797662da7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe to receive my weekly posts by email<\/a>\u00a0and receive a free copy of \u201cWords of Hope for Days that Hurt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you enjoyed this post, please share it with your friends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My husband and I had a whale of a time watching whales off the coast of Cape Cod. What a thrill. I thought we might see one or two whales, but they were everywhere. Whales surrounded our boat. That may sound like a whale of a tale, but it\u2019s true. My pictures don\u2019t begin to capture all we saw in spite of a light rain. A whale of a time means an exceptionally good time. 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