The oldest know inscription of the name Yahweh.

Last March, my family and I became friends with Joel and Cathy Kramer and their kids. Cathy had wanted to attend a Harry Potter class that I offered in 2015.  She was living in Jerusalem at the time and, due to time differences, was not able to attend the class.  She...

Help them.

I spend a lot of time grading Latin and Greek homework. Every now and then, someone asks… “Why not hire someone to help you?”   I have watched business owning friends of mine hire and fire incessantly.   No, thanks. I’ll save myself some time...

The quote I live by

Sometimes, I really want to sleep in.  Usually, I don’t.  When I do, I regret it. When my alarm goes off, I have trained myself to think of this quote by C.S. Lewis. “If we let ourselves, we shall always be waiting for some distraction or other to end...

Some impressive work from an impressive student…

A 15 year-old girl sent a homework assignment to me.   Here are the first three questions and answers: 1.       Quid fecit Achilles?   Hectorum ducem Troianum interfecit atque corpus eius mortuum post currum suum traxit circum moenia Urbis troiae.  2.       Quid fecit...

Babadum

A few days ago, one of my kids reminded me of Babadum. How do I forget this stuff? I used to use Babadum.  Then I forgot about it.  Now it’s back. I am no big fan of flashcards.  But, if the flashcards help you with pronunciation, I am a big fan. Babadum is a...

Some warnings.

You can join EVERY CLASS I teach with ONE simple subscription option.  That’s correct.  Subscribe once and you will have access to each and every class I teach. Not only that, all subscriptions are FAMILY subscriptions.  Everyone in the family is welcome to enroll. I...