Speed Read or NOT

The question: Should I learn Speed Reading?

The short answer is absolutely, actually yes is shorter, but I want you to understand that speed reading can be a great investment. Nearly anyone can benefit from improving reading speed.

However, not everything we read should be speed read. There are at least three times when I avoid speed reading techniques:

• Fictional / Recreational reading

• Editorial reading

• Stretch reading (When I am intentionally reading to expand my vocabulary or knowledge base from a diverse social or cultural perspective, it's just something I do.)

I highly recomend the Speed Reading Monster Course. It is very concise and easy to implement. You could easily finish the book and be on your way to much faster reading in a single day. You can find it at http://www.charlesspeaks.com/

Effective and efficient readers learn to use many styles of reading for different purposes, which include skimming, scanning, and critical reading. Before reading, you need to identify the purpose why you’ll be doing such activity: Are you looking for background information on a topic you know a little bit about already? Are you looking for specific details and facts that you can marshal in support of an argument? Are you trying to see how an author approaches his topic rhetorically?

It is crucial to know your purpose in reading as it helps focus your attention on important aspects of the text. Before turning those pages, take a moment first to reflect and clarify what your goal really is.

More tips fro faster reading over the next few days.

Anything Goes Omelette Recipe

This omelette dish is a great way to use up leftovers. Our Saturdays are pretty casual and this is a great start to the day before everyone heads off to parties, games and whatever. Pass it along. There will be more recipes in the near future.

Anything Goes Omelette

4 Eggs
1 Onion
1 Medium Zucchini
1 Tomato
½ Cup Cheese
1 Head of Broccoli
Salt, Pepper & other seasoning to taste

Preheat a large skillet with olive oil, pat of butter (optional) and seasonings. Add onions and let simmer until aromatic. Add zucchini, broccoli, tomatoes and any other left over veggies you have on hand. Black olives and chopped chili peppers are great. Cover and simmer until the veggies are just tender. Start stirring in scrambled egg. Cover let simmer stirring occasionally until egg is well cooked. Add a little cheese and allow to stand 5 minutes. Ready to serve.

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It’s Friday morning and the kids have volleyball today. We are a homeschool family and volleyball day is one of the days when our children join others from the homeschool community and an area private school for PE. So today we’re going to go with French toast. This is an easy and fast breakfast that is great for those mornings when you need burst of energy. Here’s the recipe.

Hannah's French Toast

2 eggs
¼ cup milk
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 pinch of nutmeg
¼ cup of sugarwheat or white bread

Beat the eggs, vanilla, sugar and spices together until smooth. The egg and milk should blend well. After sitting for a few seconds the spices will rise to the surface. Now dip a bread slice into the batter flip and dip again and place into a preheated skillet or griddle. Let brown lightly and flip. Serve hot with a pat of butter and syrup. Mmm Mmm good.

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Breakfast With The Carpenters

I love people. I love helping people find solutions. I love cooking. So here you have it, everything I love in one blog. I am going to share some of our favorite breakfast recipes.





What better way to make your day great than a great breakfast to start with. So I am going to invite you to join me for breakfast every day for a few days. This first recipe is a real winner.

Country Eggs & Potatoes

4 Eggs
3 Medium Potatoes (you can substitute canned potatoes for speed)
1 onion
Tony Chachare’s to taste (Cajun seasoning kroger has it WOW)


Cheese (optional)

Start the potatoes first let them cook up in a large frying pan with just a hint of butter and oil. (I prefer olive) Add the onions just as the potatoes start becoming tender. Add a few shakes of Tony Chachare’s. Scramble your eggs while the potatoes are browning. When the potatoes start to brown, start adding the scrambled eggs while, mixing with the potatoes. Cook until the eggs are done and sprinkle with a little cheese or salsa to garnish and add interest.

Fast, Easy, hit, breakfast with my five kids. Zesty and flavorful. Also refrigerates well and tastes just as good the next day.

Let me know what you think or comment your variations.