Tip of the Week

by | 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...

How to use Saturday Mornings

by | 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....

Chromatophore

by | 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...

A wise old minimalist

by | 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...

Anaphora, anaphora, anaphora!

by | Jan 29, 2015 | Ebook, Education, English, Greek, Vocabulary

Anaphora: the same word or phrase at the beginning of a series of sentences or clauses.   Anaphora comes from the Greek word ἀναφορά (carrying back). Αναφορά derives from the preposition ἀνά (up) and φέρω  (I carry). This, of course, gives us the literal translation,...