Mark Twain once said, “It’s not what you don’t know that will get you, it’s what you know for sure.” I’ve always liked that quote — a caution to constantly do a self-check on my knowledge.  I love quotes, and those that know me will agree I collect them like a kid does baseball cards.  [...]

There’s been plenty of talk about helping the homeless, and I’m all for that.  Jimmy Carter, former President of the United States, actually takes time to build homes for them. But totally ignored is another group of people who desperately need help.  These are the homeblessed. The homeblessed have the opposite problem of the homeless.  They [...]

Don’t you just love it when you ask someone for directions and they verbally rip them off faster than an auctioneer on speed, and then they end the sentence with, “Ya can’t miss it!” Yes I can.  I had this happen for the hundredth time in my life yesterday as I was trying to find [...]

Our new Honorary WoodChip, Thea W. seemed pleased with her award. She was honored for “her unbridled WoodChips enthusiasm and sharing the posts and links with her friends.”  Her most recent post to friends was as follows …       If you need a daily dose of humor please follow Dan Roberts – the creator of [...]

Over the holidays I had the privilege of meeting Peter Wright over the internet.  He had viewed the WoodChips, made some good comments, and asked me some questions about an advanced web site building / internet marketing training program put on by Early To Rise (an organization I am an alumnus of). So in the [...]

  There’s been a lot of talk about education problems and ignorance in America these days.  Personally, I don’t see what the big deal is.  Recently I did some extensive research on this, which is to say I Googled for a few minutes, and pretty much wrote up the first thing I found without checking [...]

Here’s a new Tree-Card for the WoodChip Gals.  Isn’t this a nice way to tell him you are thinking about him.  And hey, how about that subtle little hint that he should be thinking about you … that’s a nice touch. … you are such a smooth operator. And the Tree-Cards (e-cards) are free!  So [...]