by Dwane | Jan 31, 2023 | Uncategorized
I struggled in school. I was not a good student. I failed English grammar and had to repeat several grades. I graduated from high school one month before I turned 20. I thought I was doomed to a life of mediocrity. Then, in my twenties, I discovered the...
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
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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...
