Developing a Culture of Peace in Calgary and Alberta-an article presented at the Third Annual Alberta Peace Education Conference October 2005. It can be used for consideration in initiating other Provincial and Community Culture of Peace Programs.
Wanted: A Straw to Stir the Drink. âThe straw that stirs the drinkâ is an old newspaper colloquialism, derived from politics, applied to very successful columnists. It means a commentator with a large following, one whom even the opposition reads. (Itâs heard in baseball circles, too.
The origins of the phrase aren't perfectly clear, but stick seems to refer to the tap handles used for pulling glasses of draft beer. Building a drink: You probably know what it means to stir a drink or shake a drink. To build a drink, you add ice to a glass and then add the spirit and mixers.