[This is a = public service message for all women, to better understand = men.]   "BECAUSE = I’M A MAN", when I lock my keys in the car I will fiddle with = a wire clothes hanger and ignore your suggestions that we call a road = service until…

John came home = from a golf game looking a little worse for wear. His wife Mary asked = him how the game went.   "Well,&quo= t; he answered, "it was okay, but I’ve sure had better = days."   "What = happened?" inquired his wife.   "Well, = just…

A pastor = shared this story about answered prayer. He noticed a stray kitten in = his yard.  Evidently it had climbed up a tree in his backyard and = then was afraid to come down.  The pastor coaxed, offered warm = milk, etc. The kitty would not come down.…

*IS THE FEAR = OF FRIDAY THE 13TH BASED ON THE FEAR OF THE NUMBER 13 = ITSELF?   It is. 13 is = when numbers reach a new level when it comes to common items. There are = 12 months in a year, 12 inches in a foot, 12…

[Middle of = August? Reminds me of a previous life with faculty heading back for = in-service prep, teams for pre-season practices, and a new school year = looming near for anxious students]   Q: What book = impacted your life the most last year?A: My dad’s check = book…

[Getting older = is not wearing black socks with my sandals or buying more wrinkle cream = for the wife. Time may be a great healer, but it’s a lousy = beautician]   **Millions = long for immortality who do not know what to do with themselves on a =…

Who REALLY = loves you? This test really works! If you don’t believe it, just try = this experiment:   Lock your dog = and your wife in the trunk of the car for an = hour.   When you open = the trunk, who is really happy to see…

HAVE YOU HEARD = ABOUT . . . the argument between two vegetarians?  They got angry = when someone called it a beef.   &nb= sp;           &nbs= p;           &nbsp= ;            =             &= nbsp;           &n= bsp;           &nb= sp;           &nbs= p;           &nbsp= ;            =             &= nbsp;           &n= bsp;           &nb= sp;           &nbs= p;           &nbsp= ;   ‘ HAVE YOU HEARD = ABOUT . . . the farmer’s…

Avis = Marguerite Burgeson (1895-1985) lived all her life in Chicago. She = attended the Moody Church, and in 1917 married Ernest Christiansen who = later became a vice president of Moody Bible = Institute. I never met = her, but loved her poems and hymns, with this my most…

Report on a = case involving the Main Street Embroidery Shop:   “When = pressed, the tailor, a material witness in the suit, came apart at the = seams.His altered testimony completely unraveled.  The tale = he had woven had been a complete fabrication. Or sew it = seams.”  …

[Teresa and I = feel that age is a high price to pay for maturity, but it beats the = alternative.  Here are more thoughts for those who still have teeth = to chew on]   **60 might be = the new 40, but 9:30 is the new midnight.  …

Little known = Fact #22 about my wife and I:   In college, = Teresa enjoyed archery. = After a few dates, I thought I would surprise her with an appropriate = gift, so I made a leather container for her arrows. This greatly = impressed her.   Still today,…

HAVE YOU HEARD = ABOUT . . . the fellow kidnapped by a gang of mimes? They did = unspeakable things to him.   HAVE YOU HEARD = ABOUT . . . Pete the pancake maker who quit IHOP to become a poet? Seems = he went from batter to…