Tag: Harlan Martin

  • My Dad Uses A Word I’ve Never Heard Of

    Props to Harlan Martin for schooling me in vocab at lunch at Brooklyn Diner.  As we ate some pigs in a blanket, my dad uttered the word “Armamentarium.”  When asked if that’s a real word, and if so did he know what it means, he spelled and defined it. Turns out, he was right… ar⋅ma⋅men⋅tar⋅i⋅um  /ˌɑrməmənˈtɛəriəm, -mɛn-/ [ahr-muh-muhn-tair-ee-uhm,…

  • Things People Have Told Me

    Dean Kamen told me: “We are in a race between technology and catastrophe.” A friend at work told me: “We are constantly moving toward the perfect body…or total decay.” A Rabbi told me: “It’s not the size of your pencil, it’s how you sign your name.” My boss told me: “What got you here wont…