Today’s saying is: To lose one’s train of thought It means: To forget what you were in the middle saying or thinking. Examples of how to use it: I was in the middle of training my new employee on how to use our company’s software when I totally lost my train of thought; so I […] Read more »

Today’s song is “Fix You” by the British alternative rock band Coldplay. This is a pretty popular song and the lyrics are rather simple. I hope you enjoy it. Read more »

Tomorrow is Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year here in the United States. In this episode, I give you a little background on Black Friday and talk about a few other events that are now taking place, namely: Buy Nothing Day, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. To listen to the podcast, […] Read more »

Hi Folks, I just released the EFN Podcast episode #10 to iTunes and this website. In this episode, I give you a brief history of our national holiday, Thanksgiving Day, and give you an idea of how people currently celebrate this annual holiday. I also interview my two sons, Avery (12) and Eli (14) to […] Read more »

Today’s saying is: Raining cats and dogs. It means: To be raining heavily. Examples of how to use it: This morning it was raining cats and dogs, and the waves were splashing up against the windows. Last night it was raining cats and dogs, and I had to drive so slowly that it took me […] Read more »

Today I picked the song that is #1 on the Country Music charts right now – “We Are Never Getting Back Together” by Taylor Swift. Her songs are pretty popular in the U.S. right now, especially with the teens. You hear this song A LOT if you listen to the mainstream radio station, like my […] Read more »

Hi Folks, I just released another podcast. This is episode #9 and it deals with Veterans Day – a national holiday that was celebrated here in the U.S. yesterday (November 11). To learn more about this holiday, please listen to the podcast, which you can find on the PODCAST PAGE. If you have a friend […] Read more »

I found this video on YouTube and I wanted to share it with you. This guy does a pretty good job of demonstrating the difference between the way a person from England says things and the way an American says things. Can you hear the difference? Sometimes even two people speaking English have a hard […] Read more »

Today’s song is The Ring of Fire by American country singer Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash was known for his deep, baritone voice. I hope you like the song! Read more »

Over the past few days I have recorded and published three new podcasts. These podcasts deal with the 2012 U.S. Presidential Elections. In part 1 (episode 6), I discusse the history of the presidency and the job of the U.S. President. In part 2 (episode 7), I discuss the Electoral College and how the president […] Read more »