Word #1
perfessional \pǝr-’fesh-nǝl\ adj.
1. characterized by an occasional inability or unconscious refusal to conform to the standards of a profession
2. exhibiting a courteous, conscientious manner in the workplace, but privately experiencing an unbridgeable gap between personal and professional selves; might be like wearing fine Egyptian cotton or a hairshirt, depending
3. actively seeking a more perfect union of the personal and professional, private and public
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opening salvo
“The word ‘good’ has many meanings. For example, if a man were to shoot his grandmother at a range of five hundred yards, I should call him a good shot, but not necessarily a good man.” – G. K. Chesterton
