by Dwane | Nov 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
I spend a lot of time writing. Six days a week, I write tests for my site. Spanish, French, Latin, and German tests. I’ve also begun writing tests for the Word up! series. Then, there is the Tip of the Week and I’m currently writing a book on goals. In...
by Dwane | Nov 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Caucus Well, this is a complex word. A caucus can be a private meeting of members of a political party to choose candidates or determine policy. A caucus can also refer to a group of people within an organization. This group influences through legislation. The...
by Dwane | Nov 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
A few months ago on a long summer road trip, I listened to the audiobook Apocalypse Never by Michael Shellenberger. The subtitle says it all. Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts us All. Mr. Shellenberger’s book is a cry in the wilderness these days. As climate...
by Dwane | Nov 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
Debonair: charming and carefree; suave; gracious; urbane; nonchalant; having sophisticated charm We all admired the dinner guest with his laid-back, debonair attitude. Debonair comes from the old French phrase de bon aire. De bon aire in old French means “of a good...
by Dwane | Oct 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
Largess: Generosity in giving. The opposite of avarice, greed, or stinginess. As an adjective, largess is generosity with money. Often, largess is a rather showy generosity. The giver wants everyone to notice. As a noun, largess is the money or gift itself. ...
by Dwane | Oct 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
Inspired by all the swearing showing up in goal-setting books these days, I wrote a book on goals. How to set them. How to hit them. All that. Minus the swearing. Now, I am editing my way through the book. I am eliminating passive sentences, throwing out the word...
