Something—I don’t know what, but we shall blame word sprites—reminded me of the word “travertine” today.  I thought about it, and I came to the [...]

On my drive this morning, I saw a sign for the Plaque Shack.  And it struck me that plaque is a homonym: it has multiple [...]

If I have my way, a new piece of business jargon will soon enter the lexicon alongside “low-hanging fruit,” “leverage” as a verb, and all [...]

Open thought—an idle mind is an innovator’s workshop—where do your best ideas, solutions, inspirations, and revelations come from?  It has been my experience that an [...]

Those who have seen the advertisements for Sylvester Stallone’s new movie, The Expendables, have probably had one of two reactions.  Some are likely to view [...]