Whether it’s arriving at Logan, filing a column, or preparing for the afterlife — this writer is always very early

Among President George W. Bush’s many notable accomplishments was contributing several classic phrases to the Urban Dictionary, a web-based repository of popular slang words and phrases.

Unfortunately, these tend to be somewhat negative in nature. For example, “mission accomplished,” immortalized by the banner hung behind Bush as he declared victory in Iraq, has become an ironic phrase defined as: “Something you say after you [[fuck]] up.”

Urban Dictionary baby name definitions offer more intense name analysis and detail perceived personality traits that go along with a name.

Why is the language of management so contorted? Why does so much of it seem to be about concealing meaning, rather than revealing it?

The answer, surely, is that the language faithfully reflects the insecurities and uncertainties within.