I tend to hyper-fixate on certain subjects and certain words from time to time. There was the time I learned all I could about the American Civil War (which still fascinates me to this day). There was the time I researched the Greek word λόγος (or logos) just because it was interesting. Get me talking about mythology or story telling and I may never stop. I’m a collector of odd trivia facts too, enough that a number of friends have labeled me “The Bearer of Useless Knowledge.” There is also my own family history, which even though I have taken a break from, I still can spout off facts, such as the piece of info that I am indeed descended from a founder of the city of Philadelphia.

Then there are words I often never really think about until someone else says something about them. One of those words, until…