Lighten up!

Like over 20 other Americans, I suffer from a desire to reach personal goals.  Around this time of year, I start planning the next. William James once said, “Think in the morning.  Act in the noon.”  I’d like to add one more sentence.  “Laugh...

Ah… Henle. Sigh.

Henle Latin is full of some of the most brutal sentences you’ll ever translate.  One of my students just included this note to any national security agency might be reading our emails: “To any NSA member reading this, no I’m not a terrorist who...

Becoming an Essentialist

Years ago, I owned a house with a big backyard and a decent sized front yard.   I would spend almost all of my Saturdays mowing, raking, or maintaining that yard.  It would sometimes take 8 or 9 hours. My wife and I sold the house and moved into a condominium.  We did...

How I am learning Italian.

The other day, I received a sad email.  Here it is: I am looking for someone to practise speaking with using the lingua Latina course as the basis.i have had two tutors but I am still not able to speak the language after 11 years of effort. Do your online courses help...