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Office Work for a Worthy Cause
If you’re going to school, or even if you’re not, it may be difficult to support a cause you’re passionate about because you just don’t have the funds to make a financial donation. Time can also be in short supply, but the good news is that often you don’t need to dedicate a lot of time […]
The Mountains Were Calling…Here’s Why I Answered
The mountains have always been home to me. Being born and reared in Northeast Tennessee, a mountainous landscape was always part of the background. As a boy, I climbed the mountains, camped and fished in them, and hunted for wild game along their ridges and valleys. The mountains became part of who I am as […]
Five Things to Like About Mozilla Thunderbird
Ever since my Outlook crashed a few years ago due to its inability to cope with large volumes of e-mail, I switched to Mozilla Thunderbird. If you’re thinking about making Mozilla Thunderbird your default e-mail client, here are five good reasons to give it a try. 1. Webmail compatibility. With little effort, you can use […]
The Lazy Man’s Guide to Volunteering From Home
Spice up your day by doing something exciting and motivating from the comfort of your own home. It’s called virtual volunteering and it can take a minute or several hours. There are hundreds of tasks on an online volunteer site. Here are a few ways you support your community: Reading for Audio Libraries There are […]
Misunderstandings Can be Scary
Not all problems arising from language barriers result in life or death situations like the following humorous skit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foT9rsHmS24&ab_channel=ComedyCentral Before I go on, this video is entitled, “The World’s Worst Translator,” but this guy is not a translator, he’s an interpreter. Those who convert spoken language interpret, while those who convert written language translate. I […]