The Internet is the world’s largest and most comprehensive source of information. Need instructions for fixing a flat tire … a copy of War and Peace … a map of the Paris Metro? You can find all of it — and so much more — online. But the sheer amount of information can be overwhelming. Much of [...]
By Early To Rise | Wed, Sep 2, 2009
To marginalize (MAR-juh-nuh-lize) is to relegate or confine to an unimportant or inferior position. Example (as used by Rich Schefren today): “Isolate the fewest activities you can be successful with. Then knock them off, one at a time. Don’t make the mistake of trying to do too much and, thus, marginalize your results.” [Ed. Note: Become a [...]
By David Cross | Tue, Sep 1, 2009
My wife strode across the yard from the chicken coop, clutching our sharpest kitchen knife. A rivulet of red ran down her forearm. Her hands were stained crimson, and a solitary feather stuck to her palm. “Hi, Honey!” she chirped. “I was just seeing whether the new chicks liked strawberries.” Assumptions, I am reminded, are the mother [...]
By Early To Rise | Tue, Sep 1, 2009
To forage (FOR-uj) — from the Middle English — is to rummage around in search of something, usually food. Example (as used by David Cross today): “When you’re looking for something online, whether through search engines, within an e-mail, or on a website, you are tracking it. You forage, seek, scan, and click for clues to [...]
By Rich Schefren | Wed, Sep 2, 2009
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