by Dwane | Jul 23, 2022 | Tip of the Week
You are familiar with hibernating. Hiberna, in Latin, means winter quarters. Military term. When animals hibernate, they go into “winter quarters”. The Latin word for summer is aestas. From aestas, English gets the word aestivate. Aestivating is the same as...
by Dwane | Jan 8, 2022 | Tip of the Week
Like many of you, I make New Year’s resolutions. I take them very, very seriously. I try to hit the goals I set for myself. One of my goals this year is to give up all processed sugar. For a year. There’s only one problem. I really like sugar. Especially in the...
by Dwane | Jul 10, 2021 | Tip of the Week
It’s was too hot and humid in Tennessee, so I left. Right now, I am in Nebraska. This morning, I’m headed to the Agate Fossil Beds in Harrison, Nebraska… because I am fascinated by that kind of stuff. There are fossil graveyards all over the world, as it turns...
by Dwane | Jul 9, 2021 | Tip of the Week
This tip seems pretty obvious. At least to me. Evidently, it is not obvious to everyone. Here’s the tip: Don’t be a digital potty mouth. If you have a blog, a YouTube channel, or if you are on any form of Social Media, keep it clean. I heard Seinfeld make...
by Dwane | Jun 1, 2021 | Education, Latin, Tip of the Week
I used to take students through Julius Caesar’s Gallic Wars. Every year I would ask myself, “Why am I doing this to these poor students? And, Why am I doing this to myself?” I personally am quite interested in Caesar’s romp through France,...
by Dwane | Apr 22, 2021 | Tip of the Week
This summer, I am archiving the missing “tips of the week”. I sent this one on July 27, 2019. If you are having a hard time getting something done, commit to it publicly. This can be pretty risky, so, careful with this one. You might commit to...
