The What: I have decided to start a new series as sort of a self-assignment. I will be pulling a word from each letter and writing at least a paragraph about that word. So the series will be at least 26 entries long (well, 27 when you count this one).

The Why: Well, I have three children and I tell them the best way to learn new words and concepts is to read and then incorporate those words into your everyday vocabulary. When you combine this, finding my book and the fact that I have be...