Author: Rick Grubbs

I recently read an article by a man who was asking his 80 year old aunt about her golden years of retirement. Her answer was quite insightful. She said the …

Many concepts of personal finance are easily applicable to the study of time management. One of them is the idea of gain vs. loss. If you own a business, you …

Two bachelors were talking when the conversation went to cooking. “I got a cookbook once,” said the first, “but I could never do anything with it.” “Too much fancy cooking?” …

My grandmother died when I was quite young so I have very little memory of her. But one of them is a visit to her house when I was about …

I ran across a couple of interesting quotes recently while doing my research for a new book on the benefits of early rising. The first one said: “The early worm …

Two bachelors were talking when the conversation went to cooking. “I got a cookbook once,” said the first, “but I could never do anything with it.” “Too much fancy cooking?” …

The pastor of a small church was the only one who knew how to light the gas heater. One morning as he began the sermon the heater went out. Soon …

Lots of people have a lot of ideas about what things make you live longer or die sooner. But I’ve got it figured out. Drinking water will make you die. …

Flintstones vitamins came on the market in 1968. But it wasn’t until 26 years later, in 1994, that they included Betty Rubble. They had Fred, Wilma, Barney, Pebbles, Bam Bam, …

The two letter word with more definitions than any other is “UP.” Look it UP in the dictionary. It will take UP a fourth of a page, with UP to …

Gladys saw an advertisement for a roach extermination kit guaranteed to work when you follow 3 simple steps. When the package arrived she opened it to find 2 wooden blocks …

Feb 4, 2012 marked the end of an era. On that day, Florence Green, of London England died at the age of 110. Florence was the world’s last living veteran …

You know you are addicted to technology if it frustrates you when they don’t allow texting on roller coasters. My wife and I recently spent 3 days at a remote …

I was teaching my daughter to drive last week in our very old car with no power steering. As we started, she noticed the wheel was hard to turn. I …

Your smoke detector is missing something which every other electrical device in your home has. It’s an on/off switch. That’s because there is never a time you would willfully deny …

A wealthy father took his son to a farm to show him how poor people live. On the trip home, the father asked, “What did you learn about poor people?” …

Some things can be similar and have similar names, but differ greatly in their size and impact. For example, both lightning and lightning bugs are sources of illumination, but one …

We all know how leap year works. But did you know there is a leap second? Our current time system differs from solar time about 15 seconds every century. To …

A thoughtful mother wrote the following poem about the battles she faced between being a “housewife” and being a mother: Some houses try to hide the fact that children shelter …

When someone gets excited about a sporting event they are called a fan and their enthusiasm is generally viewed favorably by society. When someone gets excited about going to Heaven …