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Work Futures Daily - Resurfacing

After being under the weather for a few days, it feels like starting over

Stowe Boyd
Apr 24, 2018
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2018-04-24 Beacon NY – I actually looked up the expression ‘under the weather’ since it doesn’t make any sense, linguistically. I mean, we’re always 'under the weather’ meteorologically, right?

Turns out it’s a throwback to the old sailing logs that captains kept (and still keep, I guess). In the standard British Navy version, there was a section where …

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