Daily Lessons / blog posts

This week we’re asking the question: Can adults learn English faster than children?

I say, “Yes.”

With a big IF following right behind it. Read More >

Good morning!

As promised, I just closed the Mr. Vig discount store.  

But the regular store stays open – mrvig.com/store Read More >

This week, and maybe next, we’re comparing adults to kids. 

Who can learn English as a second language faster?

(If you missed the recent lessons, you can catch up here: https://mrvig.com/category/blog) Read More >

Adult vs. Child.

Which one is better at learning foreign languages?

The child, of course. Read More >

REPORTER: Arnold, what kind of milk do you drink?
ARNOLD: I don’t drink milk. Milk is for babies. When you grow up you drink beer.

-Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1977 documentary Pumping Iron

Say “hello” to the newest member of the Vig family.  Read More >

We have an expression in English: Weekend Warrior.

It describes someone who does zero sports or exercise Monday through Friday, but when the weekend comes, he hits the gym or the baseball field or the golf course.

And then Monday morning, he’s bruised and soar. Read More >

Good morning!

Or if you’re in Fiji, Happy Wednesday!

Some deep thoughts for you today… Read More >

“Are you coughing? Do you have a fever? Do you have diarrhea?”

The sign outside the store said if I did, I should not enter.

Inside a teenager wearing a medical mask greeted me. Read More >

In the summertime when the weather is hot
You can stretch right up and touch the sky
When the weather’s fine
You got women, you got women on your mind
Have a drink, have a drive
Go out and see what you can find

-from the song “In The Summertime”
lyrics by Mungo Jerry

Oh, it’s gonna be another hot one this weekend.

Or as we say here in the U.S., another scorcher. Read More >