Word of the Day #93: Cheesparing

Cheeseparing – Saving via extreme frugality If someone cuts for you a rather thin piece of cheese, they are cheeseparing.  Perhaps because they are frugal. Cheeseparing comes from the Old English word for cheese (case) and the Old French word for trimming,...

Word of the Day #92: Karmageddon

Karmageddon Karmageddon is like, when everybody is sending off all these totally bad vibes. And then, like, the Earth explodes and it’s like, a serious bummer for all. Karmageddon comes from Sanskrit Karma, the sum of a person’s actions. This sum determines a...

Tip of the Week #278: Write it By Hand

I teach and work online.  I am also easily distracted.  Not a good combination. To combat distraction, I write everything by hand.  I have notebooks filled with tests, books, blogs, and tips I have written. I find I am much less distracted when I write by hand.  Once...

Word of the Day #91: Triskaidekaphobia

Triskaidekaphobia – Irrational fear of the number thirteen Triskaidekaphobia is a combination of multiple Greek words. Τρεῖς (tres) three, χαί (kai), δέχα (deka) ten and, or course φόβος (phobos) fear. This word came up in a Greek class this morning, as we were...