by Dwane | Jan 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Years ago, I read The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas Stanley. I remember thinking… “Is this a commentary on the book of Proverbs?” This morning, I ran across a summary of the book. Investment writer Mark Skousen wrote this:...
by Dwane | Jan 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
This week we are looking at words of fear. Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia: fear of long words. Brace yourself. This one is tough to break down. First, the easy part. Phobos, from the Greek word φόβος, is fear. From this word, we get all of our phobias. The...
by Dwane | Jan 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
Trepidation: a condition of anxiety or dread; a quaking or quivering, particularly from fear or terror; a state of terror. The men were in great trepidation. Trepidation is from the Latin trepidus meaning, nervous, jumpy, or agitated. From trepidus, English also...
by Dwane | Jan 23, 2023 | Uncategorized
You just found the fastest, most affordable Latin classes online! Now, you can join EVERY CLASS I teach with ONE simple subscription option. Yep. Subscribe once and you will have access to each and every class I teach. I fully intend to win for you. I intend to do...
by Dwane | Jan 18, 2023 | Uncategorized
When we fuse two words we can create a new word, and sometimes a new concept. We call such words portmanteau words. Not long ago, I heard the portmanteau word slacktivism for the first time. Slactivism: half-hearted activism We participate in slactivism by posting...
by Dwane | Jan 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
I have written a book on goal setting. I am now in the process of editing the book. This is an excerpt. ================================================= How to become an expert Expert, experiment, and experience all come from the same Latin word. The word is...
