WordDaysThe operative word is “touch.”It’s March 9, 2020 here in Seattle, and like the rest of the country, if not the world, we are grappling with the effects of the…2 min read·Oct 17, 2020----
WordDaysThe operative word is “ask.”I once knew a young baseball writer who asked unnecessary questions — those with answers he should have already known. He’d ask managers…2 min read·Oct 17, 2020----
WordDaysThe operative word is “operative.”As a kid, I collected basketball magazines that featured the nation’s top high school players. Some were considered destined to make it…2 min read·Oct 16, 2020----
WordDaysThe operative word is “chocolate.”So, my nutritionist says that I shouldn’t strive to avoid foods that I know aren’t good for me. The next time, she said, that I eat…2 min read·Oct 16, 2020----
WordDaysThe operative phrase is “vocabulary building.”The word was cambist. It’s spelled, CAMBIST. Freedictionary.com defines it as a dealer or expert in foreign exchange. I know cambist as…2 min read·Oct 16, 2020----