Never done anything by halves?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="wives">wives</span>, <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="children">children</span>, 350 <span word="albums">albums</span>….<span word="Willie">Willie</span> <span word="Nelson">Nelson</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="halves">halves</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="Willie">Willie</span> <span word="Nelson">Nelson</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="folk">folk</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="star">star</span>, <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="never">never</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="heartedly">heartedly</span>.</p><p><span word="Never">Never</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="heartedly">heartedly</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="correct">correct</span> <span word="interpretation">interpretation</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="never">never</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="halves">halves</span>”. <span word="To">To</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="halves">halves</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="halfway">halfway</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span>.</p><p><span word="Children">Children</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="halves">halves</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="half">half</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rice">rice</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bowl">bowl</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kick">kick</span> <span word="balls">balls</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="won">won</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="pages">pages</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="distracted">distracted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="else">else</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="television">television</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="any">any</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="curiosity">curiosity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="long">long</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fault">fault</span>, <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retain">retain</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="curiosity">curiosity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dabble">dabble</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="goofing">goofing</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="more">more</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="halves">halves</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="half">half</span>-<span word="heartedly">heartedly</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="devotion">devotion</span>, <span word="dedication">dedication</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="commitment">commitment</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="serious">serious</span>.</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="Willie">Willie</span> <span word="Nelson">Nelson</span>, <span word="though">though</span>. <span word="Nelson">Nelson</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="extremes">extremes</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="Nelson">Nelson</span> <span word="marries">marries</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="marries">marries</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> – <span word="not">not</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>, <span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="goodness">goodness</span>. <span word="Children">Children</span>? <span word="He">He</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Albums">Albums</span>? 350!</p>
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