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Catching you up

I kept using all the things I’ve been up to as an excuse not to update you, but I’ll never get on with writing unless I do this.  So if you know me, you’re friends with me in real life, or you have an interest in details like my cat’s health or my career, read [...]

The Office Dictionary: Leverage

lev·er·age [lev-er-ij]
Origin:  Leverage is a noun describing the power derived from using a lever, itself a word derived from Latin, levare (to raise).  To anyone who might have slept through fifth-grade science, a lever is a simple machine that allows the transmission of force through a rigid bar that pivots on a fixed point, or [...]