Carpe diem is often translated “seize the day,” but the carpe in that Latin saying can also mean “pluck” or “harvest.” The saying comes from a brief poem by the ancient Roman writer Horace. Addressing a woman desperate to know her fate, Horace uses...
Jan from Madison, Wisconsin, remembers her grandfather saying ignorance gone to seed about anything that struck him as really stupid. On its own, gone to seed means moved beyond the point of cultivation, like an untended yard full of tall stems and...
