by Dwane | Oct 1, 2016 | Education, Motivation
I am re-editing my own book, Via. A friend of mine, who happens to publish books, wants to publish mine. I was advised to include, in the new edition, books that have inspired me. I will be adding the list to the newest version of Via. In the meantime, I need a...
by Dwane | Aug 26, 2016 | Education, Latin, Motivation
I’m beginning to think the gods are angry with me. At the beginning of this week, a debilitating stomach virus took me down. For three days, I accomplished next to nothing. This is not typical for me. Last night, feeling stronger, I decided to get back to...
by Dwane | Aug 18, 2016 | Motivation
I hate passwords. By now, you know that. There are some useful sites that will help you keep up with all of your passwords. I highly recommend you take the time to learn how to use one of these sites. I use Lastpass: https://lastpass.com/ There is also...
by Dwane | Aug 11, 2016 | Education, Motivation
One of my former students wants to learn French. He asked for my advice. Here it is: Whenever starting a new language, I always start with the free, and excellent DuoLingo. My 14-year-old daughter started tinkering around with their French course while we were in...
by Dwane | Jun 11, 2016 | Education, Motivation, Tip of the Week
For seven years, or so, I spent evenings and Saturdays behind one of these: This outdoor leaf vacuum was part of one of the odd jobs I took. I took on many odd jobs to rescue my family from financial ruin. You see, for years, I had a bad financial habit. I taught in...
by Dwane | Jun 9, 2016 | Motivation
In many ways, I left America to cut myself off from daily unproductive habits. Ran across this quote the other day. Sort of sums up what I have been thinking. “Time in the wild reminds me of how much of what I ordinarily do is mere dithering, how much of what I...
