All posts for the month November, 2011

What You Heard Was Not What I Meant

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Specificity is the rule.” -Author unknown, but whose hand I would love to shake. Common misunderstandings come from saying one thing, but meaning something totally different from what the other person understood. Humans have some annoying, correctable idiosyncrasies which prevent them from communicating with others. Average person will listen to four words before formulating a […]

Pass the Tax Rebate

Part VIII of the Auto Saving Series. This is the final segment of the series. If you missed a segment, start at the beginning. Charity advertisements bombard potential donors with the tax advantage of donating a car to their charity. The benefits of donating a used car, RV, boat or airplane goes beyond just the money you […]

Analyze This

After much brouhaha over my poem Survivors, I am reluctantly putting out another one for your perusal, but this one has a request: Tell me what it means to you. It is all about you. Contrary to all of my noon posts for a week, eh? Well, this one truly is about you. When writers […]

Come to Jesus Meetings

The results are in and were a bit of a surprise to me. I asked: Is it possible to have a relationship without Come to Jesus meetings?” Results 55% said, “Yes” 9% said, “Yes, but when CTJ occurs the relationship is over.” 9% said, “No, CTJ hurt the relationship.” 27% said, “No, CTJ help the […]

Do you really want to plug that in?

Part VII of the Auto Saving Series. If you missed a segment, start at the beginning. In the wake of record high gasoline prices in 2008, the automakers introduced more hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles in 2009 than any other year. Before jumping on the bandwagon, know the pros and cons. Gas/Electric Hybrids Hybrids have gasoline […]