Many years ago, I read How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. Today, I have some friends, but no influence whatsoever. Still, I did pick up a few pointers from the book that I still use today. Some of the most useful have to do with remembering names. Mr. Carnegie advised that when we meet someone new, we should try to use his or her name often in the ensuing conversation. "Nice to meet you, Bill. Isn't the

How To Shower Like A Woman Take off clothes and place them sectioned in laundry basket according to lights and darks. Look at your womanly physique in the mirror, make mental note to do more sit-ups/leg-lifts, etc. Get in the shower. Use face cloth, arm cloth, leg cloth, long loofah, wide loofah and pumice stone. Wash your hair once with cucumber and sage shampoo with 43 added vitamins. Wash your hair again to make sure it’s clean. Condition your hair with grapefruit mint conditioner enhanced. Wash

Dishwashing is a meditative activity, maybe because it is so often a solitary one. And I've had a lot of time to meditate lately. My dishwasher resigned without giving notice, leaving me to think and scrub and contemplate and rinse far more than I normally care to. One of the many issues I've pondered while I've been standing at the sink is how can a small family dirty so many dishes? More importantly, how could we dirty fewer of them? Fortunately,

One day a father gets out of work and on his way home he suddenly remembers that it’s his daughter’s birthday.  He pulls over to a Toy Shop and asks the  sales person, “How much for one of those Barbie’s in the display window?“  The salesperson answers, “Which one do you mean, Sir? We have: Work Out Barbie for $19.95, Shopping Barbie for $19.95, Beach Barbie for $19.95, Disco Barbie for $19.95, Ballerina Barbie for $19.95, Astronaut Barbie  for $19.95, Skater Barbie for $19.95, and