Scott M = admits, “Managing your = weight around the holidays requires a little planning. For example, I = just took the batteries out of my scale.”   Evelyn E = advises, “Due to rampant inflation and rising food costs, the = 5-second rule has been extended to = 10-seconds.”…

[25 years ago, = I was a professor at Pillsbury College. Recall some fun discussions in = the faculty bay where our offices were located.]   Eating donuts = that I had brought from the day-old counter at Wall Drug (I commuted 840 = miles twice a month to be…

Mr. Peanut = died. His last words were recorded when he said to his wife, = “I’ll be home in a Jiff”.   ** A Wisconsin = dairy farmer won $1,000,000 in the State Lotto and was asked what he = would do next.  He said he would just keep…

Many are not old enough to understand this very real = health challenge.  Yet “Age Activated Attention = Deficit Disorder” (AAADD) often sneaks up on us = “seniors” and can lead to situations like = this: I finished my morning coffee and decided to do work on = the car,…

[The Geneva Bible is one = of the most historically significant translations of = the Bible into = English. = Persecuted by Catholic Queen Mary (1553-58), many Protestant scholars in = England fled for their lives  to Geneva, Switzerland, where freedom = of worship was guaranteed, and protection offered. There they = collaborated on translating the…

The old story is told of a special encounter on the Sunday = after Christmas Day.  At the end of the services, the pastor went = outside to the lovely the nativity scene prior to packing away its = porcelain figures for another year.  To his shock, he noticed the…

It was summer = when a father asked his little boy what he wanted that year for = Christmas. The boy replied, “A baby = sister.”   As it turned = out, the wife was already pregnant, and delivered on Christmas Eve. On = Christmas day she brought home a…

Rum= ors have been spreading about the tensions at the North Pole.  = Evidently Santa and his wife wanted to end their long marriage, and each = go their own way.  Added to the difficulty is that while there are = many elves and reindeer in the area, there doesn’t…

Q. = Did you hear about the man who stole an Advent Calendar? A. = All he got was 25 days.   Q. = What did the naughty soccer announcer get from Santa Claus? A. = COOOOOOOAAAALLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!   Q. = What is a vegan’s favorite Christmas carol? A. = Soy…

Q. = What do Santa’s little helpers learn at school? A. = The elf-abet   Q. = What is Santa’s dog’s name? A. = Santa Paws   Q. = What is Santa Claus’ laundry detergent of choice? A. = Yule-Tide   Q. = How much did Santa pay for his…

Each December, = I vow to make Christmas a calm and peaceful experience. I had cut back = on nonessential obligations – extensive card writing, endless baking, = decorating, and even overspending. Yet still, I found myself exhausted, = unable to appreciate the precious family moments, and of course, the…

Just a week before Christmas, an honest politician, a = generous lawyer, and Santa Claus all got into the elevator at the Ritz = Hotel.  As they travelled from the 10th floor down to the ground = level, one-by-one each noticed a $50 bill on the elevator’s floor. =  …

With Christmas nearing, I was shopping at a toy store for = my grandson’s Lego set.  I glanced to my left and caught = sight of a queue at the doll counter; they were waiting for the shelves = to be restocked with Mattel dolls.    As I looked, I…