To Tell The Truth

Do you remember as kids trying to get around telling the truth? Things like offering 'your word', or a 'promise' might appease some people, but what if your fingers were crossed behind your back? A phrase often heard in our home is 'Aggie Word', which is better than a promise. This phrase was born out of the well-known A&M mantra 'Aggies don't lie, cheat or steal...or tolerate those that do'. That phrase is where the rubber meets the road inside our 4 walls. Feel free to borrow that phrase, if you feel so led.

At the end of the day, we all just want a guarantee that people are being truthful with their words and motives.

Enter Dr. Cal Lightman who is the lead character in Fox's new drama Lie to Me. He's the world's leading deception expert who studies facial expressions and involuntary body language to discover not only if someone is lying, but why. When someone shrugs one shoulder, rotates a hand or raises the lower lip, Lightman knows he's lying. This guy is MONEY!

Lie to Me is based on the real-life scientific discoveries of Paul Ekman, who has written several books on what facial expressions can tell us about true emotion. The series follows Lightman and his team of deception experts as they assist law enforcement and government agencies to expose the truth behind the lies. Y'all. I'm not a drama-show kinda girl, but this show has me hooked! One of my favorite things is they show current figures in the media exhibiting the same expressions. Pretty darn fascinating.

Imagine the possibilities if you possessed these mad skills? How helpful would that have been in junior high and high school? How helpful to have those skills when YOU have a teenager? Sign me up, Sista'!

If you are looking for a break from the crime dramas you have been following for years, give this one a try Wednesdays at 7:00.

After all, the truth is written all over our faces.