Author: Rick Grubbs
No Left Turns
Sound Effects: traffic noise Motorist: Agh this traffic! I wish there was a better way! Narrator: Maybe there is a better way! Here’s an idea for beating the traffic trap. …
Read More Time is Life
Here’s a great money saving idea! Old telephone books make ideal personal address books. Simply cross out the names and addresses of the people you don’t know. Well, not every …
Read More One Carrion
Two vultures tried to board an airplane, each carrying two dead raccoons for an in flight snack when the flight attendant stopped them and said, “Sorry, gentlemen, only one carrion …
Read More Overcleaning
Man: Honey its three in the morning. Why are you making the bed? Wife: George you KNOW I can’t stand an unmade bed in my house. Why, what if there …
Read More Overdelegation
No one else can do what God wants you to do as effectively as you can do it. Redeeming the time means determining exactly what it is God wants us …
Read More 1 Year vs. 5 Years
It has been said that we tend to overestimate what we can accomplish in one year, but we also tend to underestimate what we can accomplish in 5 years. Long …
Read More Marathon Runner’s Tactic
There are two things a marathon runner tries to avoid: running out of energy before finishing a race and crossing the finish line with energy to spare. Paul compares the …
Read More Paper Plates
Phone rings Clerk: Employment office Lady: I need a job Clerk: All I have is a dishwasher for $1.20 per hour Lady: (insulted and angry) That’s absurd! No one works …
Read More Parkinson’s Law
One of the laws of time management is that “work will expand to fill the time allotted for it.” For example, if we allow ourselves one hour to clean house …
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