Extra Henle practice….

This year, I am teaching a Latin course for students in Classical Conversations.  We are reading through the text First Year Latin, by Robert Henle. In his series, particularly in the first book, Mr. Henle requires students to diagram some of the Latin sentences. ...

Vicipaedia

Don’t underestimate the power of reading in Latin.  If you want to learn Latin, you must start reading in Latin.  Use any tool you can to bring more reading into your life.  Use textbooks, public domain books, the Vulgate, Vicapaedia, or Facebook.   Read, read, read! ...

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

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

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

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...