Hi Friends, It is a beautiful sunny day here in Port Townsend, Washington and I am ready to get outside and go for a walk – now that I have just finished uploading the latest podcast episode. This episode is all about AirBnB – a website that allows you to rent rooms out in your […] Read more »

Hi Friends, Today I have released another new English Fluency Now podcast. In this episode, I talk about a company called NuttZo. This company was started by a mom who was trying to figure out a way to feed her two adopted sons a complete protein, since they would not eat animal products, and were […] Read more »

Today there are two sayings, which basically mean the same thing. A piece of cake and it’s as easy as pie They both mean that: Something is easy and pleasurable. Examples of how to use them: This test is going to be a piece of cake. I know I am going to get 100%! I […] Read more »

Hi Folks, This song is called Beds are Burning by the Australian band Midnight Oil. I heard this song on the radio today and remembered how much I liked it when it came out so many years ago (1988 – the year I graduated from high school). I also was amazed that I could remember the lyrics – […] Read more »

Hi Folks! I just finished another new podcast. Yeah!! This time the topic is Craigslist and buying and selling things online using this useful classified ads site, which is now available in 70 countries. In this episode, I give you a bit of history about the website, tell you how it works, basically, and then […] Read more »

Hi Friends, I made a quick screencast this morning to explain why I make the Lesson Guides and how you can use them to improve your English. You can watch it here on the blog (below) or directly on YouTube.   Read more »

I haven’t been very good about posting a song every Saturday and a saying every Sunday, as I spend more time posting things every day on Facebook, but today I figured I’d “kill two birds with one stone” and give you a song that is based on an expression: Hit the road, Jack! This version […] Read more »

Hi Friends, I just finished up podcast episode #21 and it is now available for your listening pleasure! You can access it by going to the Podcast page or in iTunes. It’s up to you! The Lesson Guide is also available, as usual, for only $1.00 on the Products page. It is a 15-page PDF […] Read more »