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Whizbang
Whizbang This word has multiple meanings. A whizbang is someone (or something) extraordinarily successful or effect. It can be someone or something flashy or impressive, recognized by its noise, excellence, or startling effect. A whizbang is also another term for a...
Tip of the Week #245: Level up by Turning Off the News
This is a small section from a book I am currently working on. The book is on goal-setting. Thinking about naming it the Subtle Art of Not Swearing on Every Single Page. Heh. Do you struggle with worry and anxiety? Try turning off the news. The news is quite...
Some new developments
Many of you know that a few weeks ago, Google turned my email off. No warning. Just turned it off. Since I do a lot via email, this was rather annoying. I believe all is well now. I have access to email once again. Of course, I know have a pile of emails to crawl...
Tip of the Week #244: How to Conquer Worry
I once ran across a great worry-eliminating tip. Here it is. Write down all the things you are worried about right now. Whatever is giving you anxiety right now. Write it down. Now, cross out the things you have no control over. That’s it. Stop worrying about those...
Tip of the Week #243: Consider a Back-up Email
A few days ago (Thursday), Google suspended my Gmail account. I am now locked out of my email account: dwane@visuallatin.com. So, my tip this week is this: Have a backup email account. I should have had a backup email account. I didn’t. I am looking at some...
I am locked out.
Google suspended my email account today. Not sure why. When it comes to Latin, it's no secret that I prefer the Ecclesiastical pronunciation of Latin. Also, called the Italian pronunciation. I suspect Google prefers the Classical pronunciation. And, so they locked...
Tip of the Week #242: Embrace Boredom
I recently read Atomic Habits by James Clear. Unlike so many of the current productivity books, this is a book I can actually recommend. It feels a little corporate of times, and the opening story is rough (Mr. Clear suffered a traumatic injury), but I recommend it....
Jordan Peterson’s Declaration of Independence from our climate change overlords.
This is worth your time. https://youtu.be/--QS_UyW2SY _______________________________________________________________________________________________ If you are learning Latin, I have written a book with all of my best tips and strategies. It’s available as a...
Tip of the Week #241: Useful Online Calculators
This week’s tip is simple. If you need to do some calculations, check out Calculator.net. There are financial calculators, health calculators, math calculators, and more. You can find out how much you can afford to pay if you are buying a house, how much you are...
Tip of the Week #240: Use Sermons to Learn Another Language
Whenever I am learning a new language, one of the first things I do is look for a grammar of the new language. I know I am going to have to learn the grammar anyway, so I don’t avoid it. Many language programs mock grammar in their advertisements. “Learn a language...
Tip of the Week #239: Expedition Bible
I woke up super early this morning, and just couldn’t go back to sleep. I am sure you know what that’s like. Naturally, I spent some time binge watching archaeology videos on YouTube. It’s what we all do when we can’t sleep. I want to share with you my new favorite...
Romance and the Romance languages. Is there a connection?
I received this question: Is there any Etymology connection between the word 'Romance' (Implying Love) and 'Romance' to Describe the Romance Languages? Or is it just a co-incidence that these two words are spelled and pronounced the same? Here is my reply:...
Tip of the Week #238: How to pack light for a trip
You are familiar with hibernating. Hiberna, in Latin, means winter quarters. Military term. When animals hibernate, they go into “winter quarters”. The Latin word for summer is aestas. From aestas, English gets the word aestivate. Aestivating is the same as...
Lingua Latina… which books do we order?
I received this question: I am having my 7th grader start your Visual Latin this coming school year and am planning to add in Lingua Latina part way through per your recommendation. Can you send me a link to exactly what book(s) I will need for Lingua Latina? Will I...
Tip of the Week #237: Read stories in another language
Some time ago, I listened to a podcast on the Radical Personal Finance podcast. The title of the episode is: How I Taught My Children French in 1 Year By Reading. Here’s the...
