Hello, I’m Renée Valentina and this is Musing Interruptus. A podcast meant for sharing thoughts, stories, enjoying idiomatic phrases and words in general. You can read along; the transcript is in the description of this episode. The idiomatic phrases are in italics. Try to get the meaning from the context and then look them up to see if you were right. If you like it, share it, but more importantly, continue the conversation. Today, Defending the Mechanisms.

Have you ever noticed how people go around life? Driving around in metal boxes, crossing the street, some with a purpose, others just going through the motions. A seemingly endless choreography to the chaotic sounds of the surroundings. I wonder about the reasons behind people’s actions and reactions. I listen to their tones, what is said between lines, what is overtl ...