Sledding

Sledding: the perfect disruption of productivity. It has snowed here in middle Tennessee for the first time in forever.  I don’t mind, since the cold never bothered my anyway. My productivity, though, has plummeted.  There are five kids living in my house, some...

There’s more to English than Latin…

Fascinating article by John-Erik Jordan, a writer over at Babble languages. 139 Old Norse Words That Invaded The English Language When I say “Old English” what comes to mind? The ornate, hard-to-read script? Reading Beowulf in your high school English class? The kinds...