What does that mean?

Welcome to our Blog! Katherine and I (Steven) will be posting on this blog jointly, and we will sign the bottom of each post so you know who the author is. We hope you will enjoy.

I wanted to start the blog with an explanation of the name. The name was pulled from Act I, Scene 4 of Hamlet. While the context of the phrase is not really relevant, the terms themselves convey what we hope this blog will be. Pith is "The innermost or central part of a thing; the essential or vital part; the spirit or essence; the core, the nub." (Oxford English Dictionary). It refers to the center of a leaf, or the substance of which the spinal cord is made. Marrow is similar in its meaning. In case you do not know, it refers to the soft inner tissue of bone. It is also used to describe the essence or core of something. For example, Thoreau went to Walden Pond to "suck the marrow out of life." When combined, the two terms refer to the heart, or very essence of a person or thing. That is what we hope you will see in our blog through our sharing of experiences.

Enjoy,

Steven