The books that changed my life.

I am re-editing my own book, Via.  A friend of mine, who happens to publish books, wants to publish mine. I was advised to include, in the new edition, books that have inspired me. I will be adding the list to the newest version of Via.  In the meantime, I need a...

Vade Mecum

I didn’t send a tip of the week last week.  I have no good excuse to offer. It’s pretty simple, really. I forgot. So, this week I’m going to wrap two into one. But first, a little background. If you ever want to put me to sleep, don’t bother...

Mr. Thomas… What would you do?

I received this series of questions: If you could choose any method for teaching a child Latin, how would you do it? Would you do Visual Latin for one year? I see there is a VL 1 & 2. Is that one year or two? Would you do Lingua Latina simultaneously with VL or...

How to add the Greek alphabet to your keyboard.

Here is a very helpful article from DuoLingo: I hope to start filming the recording of the Greek class in October.  Meanwhile, join DuoLingo, jump into the Greek class and start practicing pronunciation. You will need to know how to type in Greek. Follow the...

Vidangel

Abraham Lincoln once said, “If you get angry, count to 10.  If you get really angry, count to 100.” I like Mark Twain’s version better.   “If you get angry, count to 10.  If you get really angry, start swearing.” I admit it.  I am more...