Category Archives: Thinking Out loud

What kind of an idiot do you think I am?

Posted on March 18, 2014 by dfolstad58

I just created the title of this post. Some of you are wondering how many types of idiots are out there? Well I am not the kind that falls for phone calls telling me ” You have won a free … Continue reading →

Posted in humor, music related, Thinking Out loud | Tagged bermuda, fake, fraud, hang up, nonsense, phone solicitors, writing | 2 Comments

Where do you draw the line?

Posted on March 17, 2014 by dfolstad58

When my kids were knee high to a grasshopper, I read to them every night before they went to sleep. Now I know that was a privilege and memory beyond replacing. I read to them Dr. Seuss “Green Eggs and … Continue reading →

Posted in health, Thinking Out loud, Uncategorized | Tagged bedtime stories, dr seuss, fast food, hugs, living life, reading, real experiences, real life, Sherlock Holmes, smartphones | 1 Comment

How to Drive a Business Into the Ground

Posted on March 13, 2014 by dfolstad58

I went for walk yesterday with a friend and we passed by a coffee shop that has had it’s ups and down in success. My friend casually commented on how the owners could give lessons on ” How to Drive … Continue reading →

Posted in food, Thinking Out loud, Uncategorized | Tagged ambassador, Coffee, extra mile, impressions, penny-wise, sales, service, training | Leave a comment

My Economics Professor was Wrong

Posted on March 11, 2014 by dfolstad58

My very first day of University and my class Economics 101 there was a lecture called ” No Such Thing as a Free Lunch“. I suppose this was how he started off every semester to the green students, just back … Continue reading →

Posted in FAVORITE POSTS - A Few of them ♥, Thinking Out loud, Uncategorized | Tagged acknowledgement, appreciation, easy, economic lesson, email, free, good karma, lecture, making someone's day better, recognition, taking the time | 1 Comment

Neither Best, nor worst Handyman in Canada

Posted on March 9, 2014 by dfolstad58

I grew up where I saw my Dad seem to know everything. He finished basements, he put in concrete floors, he even built his own garage doors. He allowed me to be his “gopher” which meant I ran and got … Continue reading →

Posted in family, FAVORITE POSTS - A Few of them ♥, humor, Thinking Out loud | Tagged handy husband, handyman, plumbing, shortcuts | 8 Comments

Go to the Edge, and Live without Regrets.

Posted on February 26, 2014 by dfolstad58

I have been having this thought in my mind about “Going to the Edge“. Terry Fox went to the Edge, Rick Hanson went to the Edge. What I am thinking is that these were people who had a vision, they … Continue reading →