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LEGO Tip of the Week #4: How to Find That One Piece You are Missing
Have you heard of Brick Owl? I hadn’t. One of the great things about running a Bricks and Minifigs store is talking with you! We have discovered so much just from listening to customers. This week, thanks to one of you, I (Dwane) found out about Brick Owl....
Tip of the Week #313: Wordle
Pretty sure I am late to this party, but if you have not heard of it, Wordle is fun. Wordle is an online word game. Players get six attempts to guess a five-letter word. Every day, there is only one solution. The entire world attmpts to guess the same word....
Q&A – Visual Latin Lesson 20: Exercises 17 and 18
I received this question: For questions 17 and 18 on the 20B worksheet in the workbook, the question’s answers don’t make any sense. For 17, “Eam videt,” is said to mean “He sees her.” Where does this “He” come from? It is not indicated in the sentence. For 18,...
Live Online Henle Latin Classes
For more than a decade, I took students through the Henle Latin series. Unfortunately, I no longer teach Henle Latin in live classes. Still, those previous classes remain available on my site. They are available 24/7. If you are stuck in a concept, or stuck in a...
Tip of the Week #312: How to Stay Warm During the Winter
During the winter, I like to drink hot drinks. Keeps me warm. I like coffee, but am trying to cut back. I like hot chocolate, but try to avoid too much sugar. Sugar, especially in the form of chocolate, is my Achilles heel. Tea is the best alternative, of...
2025 Bricks and MiniFigs Calendars
Get a 2025 Calendar! Check out our new 2025 calendars! Each calendar includes monthly coupons, and creative Lego pictures. Use the coupons in any Bricks and MiniFigs store nationwide. Each calendar is $20, or free if you spend more than $100 in the store....
Tip of the Week #311: Forget Perfection. Aim for Progress.
Ten years ago, on January 10, 2015, I sent out the first tip of the week. My tip of the week today is this. Just start. Do not wait until everything is perfect. Just start and make it up as you go along. Back when I started sending out a weekly email, I did not...
Tip of the Week #311: Forget Perfection. Aim for Progress
Ten years ago, on January 10, 2015, I sent out the first tip of the week. My tip of the week today is this. Just start. Do not wait until everything is perfect. Just start and make it up as you go along. Back when I started sending out a weekly email, I did not...
How do I add sub-accounts for each of my children?
If you have multiple children and want each one to have an account on the site to keep track of their progress separately, here's how: After signing in to your account, click on the Members menu and go to Account Info. On the resulting screen, click on the...
Tip of the Week #310: How to Set and Hit Your Goals
If you have multiple children and want each one to have an account on the site to keep track of their progress separately, here's how: After signing in to your account, click on the Members menu and go to Account Info. On the resulting screen, click on the...
Tip of the Week #309 How to Eat Cheetos Without Making a Mess
Years ago, one of my kids discovered she really liked Hot Cheetos (not the official name, but that's what we call them at home). She also likes to be clean. Those two really do not mesh so well. She came up with a clever solution. She ate Hot Cheetos with...
Tip of the Week #308: How to Free up Storage on Your Phone
My phone is constantly running out of storage. The problem is, it overflows with photos To free up some storage, I have begun decluttering. I grew up before everything went digital, and I sometimes miss the days of physical photo albums. Sitting on the couch,...
Goals: Give Yourself a Day Off
Last year, I wrote a book on goal setting. I also taught a four week course on the process of goal setting. Here are those classes: Week 1: https://vimeo.com/980722681/9a55a6f125 Week 2: https://vimeo.com/984623822/aac7465d62 Week...
Tip of the Week #307: Include Batteries
Quick tip this week This Christmas, if you are giving a gift that requires batteries, wrap the batteries with the gift. This quick and easy tip should eliminate the disappointment of receiving a gift with no power. ...
Whew.
I have not posted on my blog in months. I miss it. I miss writing. I am not currently teaching any classes. Christmas break. This is giving me time to catch up, and time to start blogging again. It's been a wild year for me. In February, Google shut my email...
