Steve Adams

My dad had an expression. He said, “Champ, it’s not how many times you get knocked down. It’s how quickly you get up.” I'm told there's even a song about it.

'Nonplussed' means "perplexed," but since the mid-20th century, 'nonplussed' has increasingly been used to mean “unimpressed” or “unsurprised,” and this use, though often considered an error, has made the confident deployment of this word a fraught issue for many.

Why is newly built Harborwalk on Fan Pier already impassable for pedestrians, nevermind projected sea level rise and increased storm activity. MassMutual couldn’t afford to elevate it? Walsh-era BPDA testified that interests of developers was aligned w public interest. (4/x)