Self-tutoring about holidays: the tutor wonders which is the favourite. Decades ago, someone told me that Halloween is second in holiday spending, with Christmas obviously first. That may’ve been true then, but perhaps not anymore. Out of curiosity, I checked …
Self-tutoring about baking: the tutor mentions a simple way to make white icing. Yesterday I baked a red velvet cake for Valentine’s Day. Such a cake needs icing, of course – white icing. My kids don’t like cream cheese icing, …
Self-tutoring about the situation with Russia and Ukraine: the tutor begins… Russia doesn’t want Ukraine to join Nato. From various different interpretations, it has border disputes with Ukraine and does not want to negotiate them with the threat of Nato …
Self-tutoring about politics and COVID: the tutor mentions mask mandates “States-side.” My impression is that 8 US states, as well as the District of Columbia, have mask mandates of some kind, while 42 states have none. In particular, Washington, Oregon, …
Tutoring English, vocabulary is always interesting. The tutor mentions ineluctable. ineluctable: inescapable; unstoppable. eluctable may also be a word, but not everyone seems interested in saying so. Ineluctable is much easier to find. Source: wordsense.eu Mish, Frederick C. Merriam-Webster Dictionary. …
Self-tutoring about COVID and politics: the tutor mentions some news he’s heard. I write with caution. However, it seems to me that Alberta has ended the need to show proof-of-vaccination as of Feb 9. Moreover, it seems Saskatchewan plans to …
Self-tutoring about weather terms: the tutor mentions squall. squall: a sudden increase in wind speed by at least 30km/h and staying at least 40km/h for one minute or more. More generally, a squall can be a pronounced, but local, weather …
Tutoring chemistry, concepts are important. The tutor mentions the leveling effect. The leveling effect is used to explain why, in H2O, the strongest acid that can exist is H3O+, while the strongest base is OH–. If you imagine an acid …
Self-tutoring about driving: the tutor mentions a habit. Decades ago now, I knew a very smart man — he was a friend of mine. He was very hands-on, very practical, in the way he approached life. He excelled at solving …
Self-tutoring about seasons and the weather: the tutor welcomes spring 2022 If you search up “first day of spring” on this site, you’ll find numerous posts about it. My definition of first day of spring you’ll find here. It’s motivated …
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