My, how times have changed

I subscribe to the New Oxford American Dictionary Word of the Day email. Yeah, I am a writing geek.

Today's word: "IED".

Very sobering to have that word in my inbox knowing that thousands of people got the same email. I'm sure that most will never have much more connection to an IED than reading or hearing it discussed. All safely removed from the reality that IED is.

But IED hunting is my husband's mission. And has forever altered our lives.

There it sits in my inbox. Just another word for another day.

I wonder what words have similar impact on others . . .