word of the day

just learned a new word!

tab·u·la ra·sa (tby-l räs, -z)
n. pl. tab·u·lae ra·sae (tby-l räs, -z)

1.
a. The mind before it receives the impressions gained from experience.
b. The unformed, featureless mind in the philosophy of John Locke.

2. A need or an opportunity to start from the beginning.

starting over: you can forgive, but can you ever forget? ;P