by Dwane | Jan 31, 2015 | Ebook, Education, Tip of the Week
Each Saturday, I send out a Tip of the Week. Not everyone has time to visit all the blogs they would like to follow. The “Tip of the Week” eliminates one step for you. Instead of searching for the blog, the blog comes to you… directly to your...
by Dwane | Jan 30, 2015 | Education, Motivation, The Future
I’ve been reading the daily e-zine “Early to Rise” since before Noah was a sailor. It’s full of good practical wisdom. It’s also full of high pressure sales copy, but, during the long years of poverty I developed high sales resistance....
by Dwane | Jan 30, 2015 | Education, English, Greek
Chromatophore: A pigment-bearing cell found in some fish, reptiles, cephalopods, and other animals. From Greek χρωμα (color) φέρειν (to carry). Remember this guy from Tangled? He could change the color of his skin since his skin contained chromatophores. Or, maybe...
by Dwane | Jan 30, 2015 | Education, Motivation
I have followed the writings of “the minimalists” of an on for several years. Not long ago, my family of 7 lived in a 950 square foot, 2 bedroom condo. We lived there for 7 years. Naturally, we became, to a degree, minimalists. It was during that time...
by Dwane | Jan 30, 2015 | English, Latin, Vocabulary
Deportment: behavior; demeanor; conduct; how someone behaves in company. The word deportment took a familiar road on its way into the English language. It started out as a few Latin words. The preposition de, in Latin, means: away. The verb portare, means: to...
