With the New Year approaching, many of us are figuring out resolutions, and maybe some are stumped. I have a simple one for you that I heard from an old friend long ago.  It has stuck with me all these years. His name is Wayne and I worked with him for some time.  I grew [...]

Trees make New Year’s resolutions too, you know.  After all, they grow a tree ring every year, so they like to plan for their future ring.  Lately it seems I’ve been growing a few too many rings, and some pretty thick ones at that, so I’ll touch on what to do about that later in [...]

Okay, so I’m a little ashamed to admit this.  But for a while there I was beginning to think the major media in this country was not being so fair and balanced.  I’m referring to their reporting of our new American reality TV show called The Presidential Primaries. Most specifically, I’m thinking about the inability [...]

So a screwdriver walks into a bar, and the bartender Mimosa says, “Hey, we have a drink named after you.”  And the screwdriver says, “Really!  You have a drink named Murray?” Have a nice day – J. Daniel

So Maple loves to go fishing … but Elmer has a different opinion entirely – like not so much.

Mr. BigTwig thinks this will never work on paper … oh dear.  I’ve been in a budget meeting or two where working on paper seemed to trump reality.  I had a name for those meetings – which I will not use in polite company. Have you ever been in a budget meeting like this one [...]

Hey, it looks like the bankers are really into the spirit of Christmas, hmmm … as in “it’s better to receive than give” spirit, that is — what with their Holiday Season Fees, Santa Service Charge, Christmas Club Fees… I don’t know about you but I’m about fee’d up! Have a fee free Christmas – [...]

Dear Santa, This year please give me a big fat bank account and a slim body.  And please, don’t mix those two up like you did last year. Sincerely, Maple EveryGreen Here’s wishing most (chuckle)  of your holiday wishes come true – J. Daniel    

Give a man a gun and he can rob a bank.  Give a man a bank and he can rob the world.  Yup – and be too big to fail at that.  Meaning we get to bail them out when they fail … hmmm … after we pay all the little fees and charges. Ya [...]

What can be better than Cool and Free?!  So, hey, get your FREE 2012 WoodChips calendars here … they have all the cool holidays like Belly Laugh Day, Talk Like A Pirate Day – even National WoodChips Day … and yeah, yeah, we have all the normal, boring holidays on it as well — big [...]