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Planning Your 20 Year High School Reunion
"Can you believe it's been 20 years?!?" The question everyone asks when the topic of the big High School reunion is brought up. Here are some tips and tricks and things we learned as we planned ours.
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Cost of a Good Phrase
So the easiest answer to the question "How much does a good phrase cost?" is FREE! You don't have to pay anyone to use it, and typically there is no charge to learn a new phrase. Once you have the phrase in your vocabulary, it is yours to keep. No...
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Using Excel to Track your Finances
Tips on how to use a basic spreadsheet to track and analyze your personal financial information.
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Should the Groom Save for the Wedding?
How much, if any, should the groom plan on spending for a wedding?
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How to Pay Off your Student Loans Faster
Tips and tricks on getting past the student loan debt.
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How to Make Money with Cash Back Credit Cards
Are those credit cards that offer cash back really worth it? If you use them properly they are!
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Beginning your Personal Journey to Financial Freedom
For most people, the new year brings many New Years Resolutions of goals to accomplish and habits to create or eliminate. Many resolutions center around two main topics - fitness and finance. While I am no expert in fitness, I do feel that I have...
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Show Dogs Don't Tailgate
I was driving on a long road trip a few weeks ago, and spotted a bumper sticker that jumped out at me. The sticker said "Show Dogs Don't Tailgate" and I guess for the fact that I was able to read the sticker, I'm no show dog! It was one of the more...
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Warts and All
The phrase "warts and all" is said to have originated in the 1600s, when Oliver Cromwell was giving instructions to the painter Sir Peter Lely about his portrait. It is claimed that Cromwell told the painter to "paint me as I am, warts and...
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Small House Movement
A look at tiny houses and the people that live in them. Also includes a tour of my "small house" in NYC.
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Cascada Cola de Caballo
Cascada Cola de Caballo, or "Horsetail Falls" is a waterfall located a few miles south of Monterrey, Mexico. I was in the city for a business trip and had some extra time in the afternoon to take a trip out to visit, and it was worth my time! It...
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The Not-A-Dance Dance
It's a Dance, but not really a Dance - so what is it?
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World's Tallest Thermometer
Yup - it's exactly what it says it is - the world's tallest thermometer! The thermometer is located in Baker, California right off of Interstate 15 - you can't miss it, whether you are traveling during the day or at night. It is 134 feet tall and...
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Chip on your Shoulder
Do you literally have a wood chip on your shoulder? Or are you just angry?
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And Bob's Your Uncle
A great phrase from Australia - but what does it mean?
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David Blaine in a Bubble
In May 2006, David Blaine was "Drowned Alive" for seven days and seven nights at Lincoln Center in New York City. It was one of a series of "stunts" to demonstrate the testing of the limits of the human body. I was at the event each day, and have...
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Going to the Rose Parade
Tips and tricks on attending California's most famous parade
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Free Rice
Help the UN World Food Program by playing free trivia games!
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Comparative Development - Brazil vs. Mexico - Part 1
Studies of development in the past have tended to focus more on the broad picture of progress to determine whether a country has done "good" or "bad". Countries with high growth, demonstrated with such factors as a strong GDP, increased trade, and...
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From Soup to Nuts
The great phrase "From soup to nuts" is an entertaining example of a clever way to say "from beginning to end". It is related to a multi-course meal, in which the appetizer would consist of soup and dessert would be nuts, or a variation thereof....
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Great Phrases
Having something to say when you have nothing to say.
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Dollars to Donuts
Sometime in the 1880's, the phrase "dollars to doughnuts" became a popular way of saying one was fairly certain of something. It replaced the similar terms "dollars to buttons" and "dollars to dumplings". The new phrase had the benefit of...
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Where to Get Your Morning Political News
A few suggestions on where you can go to get daily updates on what is happening in Politics.
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Games to Play at Night with Friends
A few ideas of outdoor games to play at night.
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"I Can't Remember my Gmail Username!"
What to do if you have forgotten your Gmail account username
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A Good Online Calendar Solution for a Small Group to Share
My first suggestion would be to try out Google Calendar. I have used it for my own personal use, and find it quite easy to use and very convenient. It also can be set up to send a daily email digest, or other notifications, to remind you of your...
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NaNoWriMo
National Novel Writing Month is held each November. Good luck in meeting the daily writing goal!