I can think of a number of things having one baby doesn’t change at all: the Dow Jones average; how well the Mets play; the political situation in Burma… having a baby changes a human’s life quite a bit, but it’s all part of that grandiose me-gen stuff to say that it changes everything. (Now you know how I feel about those turbo-strollers blocking aisles in stores.)

My jargon question, though, is about using “impact” as a verb, when “affect” does the job perfectly. That word may not be jargon, but why does it make me feel slightly nauseous – the way a really ripe piece of jargon does – every time I see or hear it?

On the topic of jargon and useless cliches (and I admit that I use them from time to time), check out Seth Godin’s site:
http://www.squidoo.com/businesscliches/
and for the insight on how to improve the customer experience, check out the Good Experience Blog: http://www.goodexperience.com/blog/

Having assembled two cribs in my life, he has earned my grin