On any particular day, you have to decide what to do now and what to leave for another time. It makes no sense to try […] Read More
It starts with the infinitive German verbs are listed in dictionaries in the infinitive form — the “to [verb]” form. For example, you can find […] Read More
Cancer scares me. I’ve read a lot on this subject and I don’t get a warm, fuzzy feeling that anybody really understands it. In particular, […] Read More
About a month ago I read in Yahoo News about a man who got his wife pregnant after they both agreed not to have children. […] Read More
About German pronouns There are more German pronouns than English ones, although it’s really not that complicated. Which one to use depends on the case, […] Read More
In China, they say that heroin addicts there are “chasing the dragon” — taking repeated doses of heroin in an attempt to get the […] Read More
From time to time I come out with pronouncements about how things work or why they are that way. People will ask me, how do […] Read More
What is grace? We all need a helping hand sometimes. Often this helping hand comes from someone in a position of authority and power; someone […] Read More
We all produce hormones, which are necessary for our bodies’ proper functioning. But as we get older, our endocrine glands begin to shut down, and […] Read More
What are case and declension? Note — not every possible aspect of case and declension is covered here; only the more important ones. Further information […] Read More
