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A.Word.A.Day--flotsam Pronunciation: WAV or RealAudio flotsam (FLOT-suhm) noun 1. Wreckage or cargo that remains afloat after a ship has sunk. Floating refuse or debris. 2. Discarded odds and ends. 3. Vagrant, usually destitute people. [Anglo-Norman floteson, from Old French floter, to float, of Germanic origin.] "Blaustein's office at Rutgers University in Camden, N.J., where he teaches law, is stacked with fat volumes of far-flung national charters, as well as the flotsam of a globe-hopping life: hundreds of do-not-disturb doorknob signs, matchbooks, ballpoint pens, luggage tags ... " Section II Quirks & Quacks in Trivial Pursuit of Constitutional Oddities, Life, 31 Aug 1987. This week's theme: nautical words. X-Bonus Take time to come home to yourself everyday. -Robin Casarjean

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