As humans, we all have needs. I’m sure you’re all familiar with Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. The hierarchy begins with physiological needs and moves up to the need of self-actualization. What is need? Need (v.): require (something) because it is essential or very important; synonym–want. Need (n.): circumstances in which […]
On October 31, we celebrate Hal-low-een (n.): the eve of All Saints’ Day (a Christian festival in honor of all the saints, possibly held on November 1 to combat the harvest festivals and Pagan feasts), commonly celebrated by children who dress in costume and solicit candy or other treats door-to-door. […]
Since moving to Colorado, I’ve had to think a lot about in-sur-ance (n.): a practice or arrangement by which a company or government agency provides a guarantee of compensation for specified loss, damage, illness, or death in return for payment of a premium; a thing providing protection against a possible […]
We are always learning. We have to learn how to walk; learn how to talk; learn “how to” everything. learn (v.): gain or acquire knowledge of or skill in by study, experience, or being taught. We begin school and are introduced to teachers (n.): a person who teaches, especially in […]
To travel (v.) is to labor; make a journey, typically of some length or abroad; to move or go from one place to another; to proceed or advance in any way. To travel (v.) is to toil. The notion of going on a difficult journey–any journey–in the Middle Ages was […]
Each day we en-ter-tain (v.): provide (someone) with amusement or enjoyment; give attention or consideration to (an idea, suggestion, or feeling). People, ideas, suggestions, feelings; en-ter-taining is en-er-gy. When does the en-ter-taining stop? What about en-ter-taining ourselves? We wake up. We work 40-60 hours a week. We need to make […]
In a past life–and by that I mean last January–I taught English composition at a community college. On the first day, we went over homonyms: a word pronounced the same as another but differing in meaning, whether spelled the same way or not; heir, air. This was introduced on day one […]
