Merriam-Webster’s word of the day is poikilotherm (poi-KEE-luh-therm), which means an organism (such as a frog) with a variable body temperature that tends to fluctuate with and is similar to or slightly higher than the temperature of its environment. Had I only checked that before my delightful CLE training, I would have definitely been able to stump my classmates during the rousing game of hangman that ensued. Evidently, “exsanguinate” and “Sisyphus” were entirely too easy for them, and no little stick man ever got hanged.
An unenlightened soul might question my proclivity toward hanging little stick men during an educational outing, but I have discovered, through three years of law school, that there is a direct relationship between the amount of time I spend multi-tasking (that would be the politically correct term for playing hangman, passing notes, or spending time on instant messaging programs) and the amount of information I ingest during any particular training session. In short, the more I dicked around, er, multi-tasked, the better grade I received. I therefore view hangman as no mere frivolous distraction, but as an integral component of seasoning my brain cells to receive the bevy of continuing legal education launched at me this morning.
P O I K I L O T H E R M
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