The Dangers of Sharing Too Quickly

We have a serious misinformation problem around the world right now. That problem impacts huge issues, such as the 2016 election, COVID-19, and the Black Lives Matter protests. It also impacts regular, individual people. There is a tendency to share first and check later. Or even to check a bit but simply trust a couple […]

GISHWHES The Scaveger Hunt That Has Me Acting A Bit Nutty

I don’t believe I will surprise anyone when I say I am not known for my frivolity. It isn’t that I can’t appreciate or tell a joke, but I am also known to be a pretty serious person to the general public. So there is a great deal of confusion going on for people who […]

Let’s Pause for a Moment of Cute

I have previously written about my dog, Curtis D. Ellis.  Curtis frequently appears in my lectures due to his great success on Facebook. Curtis has a funny relationship with my cats.  For the most part he ignores them, though when I turn on the vacuum he chases them. Misplaced aggression I guess, since he will […]

Did you read the dictionary? Do you get lost on the web?

I just had an interesting exchange with someone via email. She expressed that she was impressed with what I knew. In return I explained to her that I only know a lot because I love to read. I further explained that the basis of my knowledge began as a child when I would read dictionaries […]

Random contacts from reading my blog – Thank You and Happy New Year

Over the past few weeks I have received several phone calls from people who needed assistance, read one of my blog posts and were wondering if I could help. One call was from a fellow attorney and the others from lay people. I am always happy to help people when I can and am honored […]

Need to get a juice stain out of carpet? Here’s how.

Continuing on with my moving theme, I would like to tell you how you can actually remove juice (and I imagine wine) stains from carpet. Even if the stain is set in. I have a couple of juice stains on my carpet in my old townhome. You would think my problem would be pet stains, […]

Boxes for moving

While I am reviewing stuff, let’s talk about moving boxes. I explored a lot of options before making my box moving decision . In the end, I purchased boxes from three different companies; Lowes, U-Haul and Next Day Boxes.   Lowes The majority of my boxes came from Lowes. The positive, Lowes boxes are inexpensive. […]