Are we all Penguins?

Last night I watched the new Penguins of Madagascar movie. I have five kids.  I watch a lot of kid movies.  In fact, I have four daughters.  I have seen all of the princess movies. Anyway, as I was saying, I watched the new Penguin movie last night.  It was okay.  The...

How to Get More Done

Yesterday, I blogged a bit about the collapse of my family finances, and our slow recovery. During our collapse, I discovered the writings of Mark Ford.  I read everything I could find by the man.  I implemented as much of his advice as I could. This article, by...

What financial ruin taught me.

I usually don’t blog much on Mondays. That is because I am in the classroom all day, and in the evening, my own children are in various classes around town.  I drive them to the classes. This leaves little time to blog. Last week, a friend of mine contacted me...

A Personal Memory Assistant

Someday, your memory will begin to fade.   I have noticed this depressing trend in myself lately.  In fact, if my memory gets any worse, I will soon be able to plan my own surprise parties.  I am not happy about this. This morning, while posting the “word of the...

Wampatucked

If you spend any time around my family, you will eventually hear a strange term.  When things are going severely wrong, when a situation is just awful, someone in the family will mutter, Wampatucked.  My girls blog for their English assignments.  Today, one of them...