mental quibble

After reading several arguments on the spelling of "to say one's peace" versus "to say one's piece", I've grudgingly been convinced that "to say one's piece" must have been the correct or original way to write it.

To me, "to say one's peace" implies that one feels at peace, having stated one's opinion, and that one doesn't plan to argue about it regardless of further discussion. Whereas "to say one's piece" doesn't imply one's emotional state - one might feel at peace and finished with the subject, or one might still be willing to consider other opinions, or one may feel argumentative and/or dismissive of other opinions.

This re-evaluation of the phrase's meaning comes after Qiao calmly ended a discussion with, "I've said my peace [piece]". At first I heard it as "peace" and and interpreted it in that manner. But after reading about the correct usage, it seems that he must have said "I've said my piece", which means that he may not be at peace with it after all. Considering the context, I suppose he wouldn't likely be at peace simply for having stated his opinion. Does anyone ever feel at peace simply for stating one's opinion?

I wonder if I saw it written as "peace" in any books I read as a child, or if I never saw it written and always misheard it.

nigh night

The 9 hour fast wasn't that bad. I started to get very hungry about half-way through, but had plenty of work to distract me. My stomach didn't even grumble during our staff meeting. After the health screening, I ate my "lunch". Soon after, I became VERY sleepy/tired. I could have curled up on the floor and fallen asleep right there. Instead, I wrapped up my work and went home. Now I've got a slight headache, but am about to go to bed.

I didn't get a good amount of sleep last night, so I can't entirely blame the sudden sleepiness on the fasting. But it was unusual for the sleepiness to hit me like a ton of bricks after eating, when I had been ok up until then. So maybe it was related to digesting a bunch of carbohydrates on an empty stomach.