I’m not feeling clever today, so the word of the day is STRESS.
Merriam-Webster’s definition d : a state resulting from a stress; especially : one of bodily or mental tension resulting from factors that tend to alter an existent equilibrium
Now, I’m not sure exactly what my existent equilibrium was, unless you count watching trashy TV and eating candy.
The word stress is derived, not surprisingly, from the word distress, which is itself from the Latin distringere, “to grip with force.” As I wish to do to the necks of some of the people in my life. Not too forcefully, just enough to make an impression. Both kinds of impressions.
