I am not as comfortable with you as I’d like to be. Oh, why is that? Well, you sort of act like a stranger to /with me. Hmmm, how so? Well, you never let me know what you really think. You always seem to stop short of just telling me your real thoughts. Well, you … Read more
“What are you doing?” a stranger asks. Making Huge Fruit. “Hmm, looks like you’re just turning some dirt upside down.” A while later. “Now what are you doing?” Making Huge Fruit. “You’re putting too many seeds at any one place.” They don’t all catch. “Still, …and you’re burying them in the dark. You need … Read more
Danny was my secretary. He would type my letters (1970’s!). And he’d make a mistake on almost every one. “Danny, do you check these letters for errors?” Well, I can always correct them. “That’s not the point. Correct them before you give them to me.” OK, why say this? Many people un-consciously believe that … Read more
A friend of mine in England asked me to buy him an ‘American’ wallet /billfold. “Why?” “They are designed for American money which is less wide than our money. It results in a slimmer wallet.” On my next visit I brought him an ‘American’ sized wallet. And charged him the $12.95 I paid for … Read more
If you give credit when people do something that merits credit, they stay with you. Not think they are better and leave you. You’re the only one who gives them credit – and they know that – they’d find themselves cut off from credit if they went anywhere else. Because most people don’t give others … Read more
Water waits to be pumped up for our use. It is not mean, nor does it have anything against you. The water responds exactly to your actions. No more, and NO less. And that’s where you don’t get it. Start pumping /working and the water starts to rise. Results start to happen. … Read more