Vade Mecum

I didn’t send a tip of the week last week.  I have no good excuse to offer. It’s pretty simple, really. I forgot. So, this week I’m going to wrap two into one. But first, a little background. If you ever want to put me to sleep, don’t bother...

Vidangel

Abraham Lincoln once said, “If you get angry, count to 10.  If you get really angry, count to 100.” I like Mark Twain’s version better.   “If you get angry, count to 10.  If you get really angry, start swearing.” I admit it.  I am more...

Because I’m Batman…

I wish I were Batman.  I wish I had a car like his. My website supports my family.  I am happy about this. But… you will know that my website has gone viral when you see a Batmobile cruising through the streets of Franklin, Tennessee. Fortunately, I am like...

Do as I say, not as I do.

I continue to learn as I go. This Saturday, if I have any advice for you, it is this: back your computer up. In other words, do as I say, not as I do. On Thursday, after recovering from a debilitating virus, I sat down to get some work done.  Instead, I watched in...

Howjsay.com

Didn’t send a tip of the week last Saturday.  And, yet, it seems the world moved on.  I assume you are okay.  I haven’t heard otherwise. Are you ever uncertain about the pronunciation of a word?  No worries.  There is a solution. There is a site that...

Abundance

Every year, I teach Latin to hundreds of students using video conferencing technology.  It costs about $2,000 a year. In the 1980’s I would have paid around $250,000 to purchase a video conferencing system from Compression Labs.  Since I would have only been...