And Daddy, a self-employed brick mason, made my brother and me go to work with him from the time we were old enough to get into trouble at home. We carried brick, mixed mortar, built (and tore down) scaffolding, and whatever else Daddy told us to do. If we didn’t have anything to do, he always found something. It was all dirty and usually hard. And in the summertime, it made us sweat. I hated to sweat. I still don’t enjoy sweating. Some jobs like those are hard, but a few job

I am always on the lookout for resources that will help me improve my writing, my editing, my marketing, and my knowledge of my subject field. Realizing the truth of Will Rogers’s quip that “We’re all ignorant–just on different subjects,” I have to find such sources so that I can improve my ignorance! I want to become less ignorant, a more knowledgeable and informed writer. The problem isn’t the unavailability of the necessary resources or information but the enormous amount