No sugar so far.

I haven’t eaten any sugar in 11 days. As best I can remember, I haven’t had a “no sugar” streak of 11 days since I first discovered sugar in England… as a 6-month-old.   I am estimating, of course.  I don’t have many memories of the...

Ditto

I target people who want to be successful. I see no reason to target people who are content with failure. – Gary North

Superfoods

While we were in Colorado, a friend sent us a copy of the book Superfoods, by David Wolfe. One of the main themes that kept coming up while we were out in Colorado was the theme of food and health. Quite a few doctors, medical professionals, and therapists told us...

A little too ironic…

I received an email from a public school wanting to join my classes. The email included this note. This doesn’t appear to be Christian, but their (sic) are biblical resources here….as a public charter we can’t pay for non-secular classes….just...

A note to a discouraged student…

I received this email: I am very worried that I am not doing well with my Latin. Up until around Chapter 32, I can read most of the chapters pretty well, even if I read pretty slowly. But I can hardly read Chapter 32 at all, and I know we’re supposed to be...

 The world is getting better.

I received an interesting question from one of my students. I was at youth group tonight (mine meets on Monday nights) and I was thinking about something that you had said in the Harry Potter class. At least I think it was in the Harry Potter class. Maybe it was...

Protect yourself before you go.

One of the great inventions of the modern world is insurance.  (I know.  I know.  It’s also one of the great nuisances of the modern world.)  But, think about it.  By pooling your resources with others, you can protect yourself from massive financial setbacks....