English is a strange language. Many of its words = come from long-dead "folk languages" of Britain, Germany and = Denmark that used short, guttural words to describe everything. These = were incorporated into German, the MAIN SOURCE of common English words = today!   Many English labels of body…

[First weekday = of each month we post amazing (rarely) or lame (mostly) word = plays]   He felt a = sense of building excitement as he headed to the DIY = store.   Someone stole = my Microsoft Office and they’re gonna pay. You have my Word. =  …

Daniel Darling, VP of National Religious Broadcasters, = wrote this week:   "Follower of Jesus." A follower of Jesus = myself, I normally like to see those words on someone’s Twitter profile. = Lately, however, I’m reluctant to scroll down for fear that this same = follower has cussed out…

** A messy = kitchen is a happy kitchen and my kitchen is = delirious.   ** No husband = has ever been shot while doing the dishes.   ** A husband = is someone who takes out the trash and gives the impression he just = cleaned the whole…

YOU= MIGHT BE A PASTOR IF…   ~ = You’ve waded in a creek wearing a necktie.   ~ = You’ve ever dreamed you were preaching only to waken and discover that = you were.   ~ = You’d rather negotiate with terrorists than with the church = organist.  …

Walked into the library and after a few minutes = noticed a fellow staring at me.   Finally, he = came over and said, “You’re Bill, = right?”   “No”, I explained. “My name is = Bob.”   He stared and asked, “Are you sure you’re = not Bill?”  …

Students have = asked me (their professor) about jobs with good wages or benefits, so I = suggested:   **Window = Washers clear thousands.   **Naval = Officers get commissions.   **Bakers seem = to be rolling in dough.   **Gas Station = Attendants spend all day pumping it in.…

A friend = bought a reel [pun] fishing boat and wanted a “cool” name = that would set it apart from the others at the marina.  Boats I = could afford (14’ aluminum fishing boat) just had the required = state license number.  No fancy-pants name. But here were my…

I said: = “Let me walk in the fields.”He said: “No, walk in = the town.”I said: “There are no flowers = there.”He said: “No flowers, but a crown.” =   I said: = “But the skies are black;There is nothing but noise and = din.”And He wept as He…

Wayne I. shared, “I sent my hearing aids in for = repair several weeks ago. I haven’t heard anything = since.”   Ann S confided, “The first three miles of a 5K run = are the hardest.”   Ken M said, “I gave my coworker a ‘Get Better = Soon‘…

An English professor wrote the following on the board = – “A woman without her man is nothing” –  and = asked the class to punctuate it correctly.   All of the = male students wrote, “A woman, without her man, is = nothing.”   All the = female students…

Inspecting = mirrors is a job I could really see myself = doing.   I focused on = being a photographer, but nothing ever = developed.   I just lost my = job as a psychic, but I didn’t see that = coming.   I quit my job = working…

I love fishing. When I was a kid, I wanted to be a = professional fisherman when I grew up.  Dad said no; fishing = didn’t bring in enough net income.  He did give me a replica = fisherman’s knife, made to scale.   A friend = asked for the…