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I am a writer, educator, and public speaker. I am passionate about the written word, my country, self-reliance, compost, organic gardening, telling stories and family.

My professional experience spans many years and much of the globe. From 1997 until 2007

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Other Why did Mary have a little lamb?: 4 of 64
You see, this is the problem with recorded history. For at least the first few years of all time, there was no spell check, which in this case would not have helped anyway. Here is how the rhyme ORIGINALLY went, in early neo-modern English. Mary had a little lamp little lamp little lamp Mary had a little lamp whose fleece wa... More..
Relationships & Family > Relationships & Family (Other) How to preserve your family's memories: 2 of 30
How do you preseve your family's memories? Store them on CD-Roms. But be sure to edit out the bad ones. Okay, I jest. But what, really, is the best way to preserve your family's memories? Is it to create slides of family trips and on a bi-monthly rotation sit down and watch them together? Is it to ceaselessly drag out the fa... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms An attempt to define heroism: 1 of 15
Hero. The word has been used for generations as a title for a person who has done something above and beyond the expected. This word has also been used as a title for more than one movie. But what is a hero? What is heroism? Is it heroism to have special abilities that enable you to perform a deed that is greater than what o... More..
Personal Finance > Credit Cards Credit cards: How to ask for and get a lower rate on your high interest credit card: 1 of 14
Quick, write down the name of each credit card you have as well as the interest rate you are charged on any balance you carry. Go on, do it from memory. How did that go? If you are like most Americans, you probably have no real idea what your credit card interest rate is. Did you know that you probably have as many as three ... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Children's Activities (Other) What a teen learns by volunteering at a hospital: 1 of 14
I admit it freely. From age thirteen to seventeen, I was known to many people as Corky the Clown. My trademark? A massive, squeaking yellow nose. I was part of a group of concerned people in Dallas who visited children in hospitals. We visited cancer patients, preemies, the families of victims and more. We even entertained i... More..
Relationships & Family > Newlyweds Newlyweds: Suggestions for developing traditions: 1 of 14
My past is dark and devoid of family. This is actually the truth. So when I got married, I found that I had very little to contribute in the area of family traditions. I had not experienced even one family tradition before I got married. My wife, however, is the sixth of seven daughters. Hers is a family that is tight and ve... More..
Creative Writing > Short Stories Short stories: A business lunch gone wrong: 2 of 27
Ridley Walters strode into the art-deco motifed restaurant, immediately scanning for his party. His briefcase heavy in his meaty right hand, Ridley rolled his shoulders, his eyes never stopping their search. That must be him. The fellow with the large nose that seemed to be turning down to get a taste of the wine the man was... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Winter mornings: 2 of 27
Step on the porch and feel the wind gusting through mountain pass. It blows fallen stars in crystal puffs. How long will this winter last? Close to the east looming above are peaks with glistening trees. Their load sways them closer to earth. Already my hands and nose freeze. But sun far above glistens blinding on unbroken f... More..
Home & Garden > Gardening (Other) True gardening stories: What happened when I tried to include my family in my gardening project: 5 of 66
Taking a big bite of the bowl of hot oatmeal I held in my hand, I stepped out onto the back patio that we had poured before the season turned cold. The heat of the bowl in my hand and the food sliding into my stomach provided a pleasant contrast to the chill of the early Spring morning. "Today's the day," I said. Nobody answ... More..
Personal Finance > Managing Debt Get out of debt: Debt elimination techniques: 1 of 13
With the American economy, along with many of the major world economies, on a downward spiral, money worries and stress are at an all-time high. Thus, it is no surprise that millions of people are turning to ways to reduce their debt at an accelerated rate. I will teach you the tried and true principles that wealthy people h... More..