Month: August 2009

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A Wonderful invention

One of the best inventions lately has been the advent of the gift card. I really like how easy it is to purchase one and how much time it saves. Whenever I need to buy a gift for someone, I tend to look at the option of a gift card first. I usually will get one from a local restaurant because I know that everyone likes to eat.

Many times it is difficult to know what kind of gift someone wants. Since I need to buy things for people from time to time, it has become a standard gift for me. I like the quick easy access to them and their versatility. I am glad they invented the gift card!

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Get it done!

One thing I like to pass on to my kids is the work ethic that my father taught me. When I was young, we were worked to death by my father. We did all manner of odd jobs in addition to our daily chores. There was never a day when we lacked something to do. I was not always happy at the time, but now I understand the value of this lesson.

Whenever possible, I try to make my own kids earn their keep and do the chores that I assign. I believe that a good work ethic will benefit them in the long run. No one likes a lazy bum and if I can help it, no one will say that about my kids!

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Resolution

Picked up a paperback book at Target and started reading it last night. The book is called, “Resolution,” about a western town with that name. It has a couple of main characters who used to be sheriffs in another town and quit to get some peace in their lives, but then they caught up in the politics of the new place they end up. It’s pretty interesting to read the human dynamics of surviving in the old west. Imagine living in a town with no law, just bullies and gunslingers.