Articulate: Groceries?
This morning in my office there was an animated debate about how to pronounce the word, grocery. The two main camps pronounced the 'c' as either /s/ or /sh/. I had never noticed the /sh/ variant but since Difference isn't…
Acquire: Backup
So we've booked that speech, recital, or interview. Or, we've just finally scheduled that important talk when suddenly our voice isn't working. It can be anything from slight hoarseness to painful throat that doesn't stop even when you aren't using…
Repost: What Happens in Vagus
This is an oldie but goodie from 2018. The topic came up again in a conversation yesterday so I thought a revisit would be useful. About 20 years ago, I participated in a blood drive. The process itself was uneventful.…
Observe: Curve Balls
I am writing this from a hotel room. Despite a good faith effort to get home from vacation last night, the weather had other plans. Honestly, we should have stopped an hour before we did. But sometimes it is hard…