"Old Sayings I Just Made Up 2" is a continuation of the first book, "Old Sayings I Just Made Up." These sayings are keen, condensed observations of human behavior in usually less than 140 characters, the limit of characters allowable on Twitter. Social media was the impetus. It provided an outlet for Professor Ray Grant to share short but powerful observations on human behavior especially during this time in world history. It is such an unique time because nearly everyone is communicating on a constant basis through their smartphones and computers -- every waking minute. Everyone has their...

"Old Sayings I Just Made Up" began on Twitter. Although Professor Ray Grant has a Masters Degree in poetry from world renowned University of Iowa Writers' Workshop, the 140 character restriction on Twitter was challenging and reminded him of poetry. He wrote all of his sayings which were basically summations of discussions he'd had with everybody in his life: wife, kids, friends, strangers, students, etc. He was cranking out the sayings daily all on his iPhone like an assembly line worker at a mass production plant. He received a tweet from a friend of his who's a TV personality. He said,...