by Dwane | Feb 4, 2023 | Tip of the Week
This tip is for the moms out there. My wife, Gretchen wrote it. She gave me the week off. Heh. Here she is: ______________________________________________ How grateful I am that we no longer have to watch every dime spent and be painfully rigid with our spending,...
by Dwane | Jan 28, 2023 | Tip of the Week
Remember the story of Chicken Little? Chicken Little is a fictional character in a children’s story. One day, an acorn falls on Chicken Little’s head. He instantly assumes the sky is falling. He panics and spends the rest of the day running around stirring up...
by Dwane | Jan 21, 2023 | Tip of the Week
After several years of studying French, I am able to understand most of what I read. I can also understand much of what I hear. But, when it comes to speaking French? When it comes to turning my thoughts into French? That’s a different story. I find it quite...
by Dwane | Jan 14, 2023 | Tip of the Week
Perhaps you have heard of Parkinson’s Law. Parkinson’s Law states that work expands to fill the time allowed. We have all experienced this. Give yourself the weekend to finish that report for school, and it will take the entire weekend. Give yourself only Saturday to...
by Dwane | Dec 12, 2022 | Tip of the Week
Whenever I look for a book I go through several steps. Since I tend to be rather frugal, I always start with our local library. You can check out audiobooks from your local library using the free Libby app. To use Libby, you need a library card and, of course, the...
by Dwane | Oct 22, 2022 | Tip of the Week
Evidently, the tip of the week I sent out last week contained quite a few typos. My wife read it and asked me, “Did you speak your tip of the week into your computer this week? Did you check for typos?” So, I read the tip again. Sure enough, there were quite a few...