As the morning progresses towards the afternoon, a little elementary school boy begins to get anxious. A time that is normally filled with laughter and a needed break has now become quite stressful. It’s lunchtime. For this little guy, even though his family qualified for reduced lunch costs, even the small cost every day adds…
“A man working in the produce department was asked by a lady if she could buy half a head of lettuce. He replied, ‘Half a head? Are you serious? God grows these in whole heads and that’s how we sell them!’ ‘You mean,’ she persisted, ‘that after all the years I’ve shopped here, you won’t…
Hate him? Love him? Have absolutely no idea where you stand on him? Wherever your feelings are, I bet those emotions are pretty strong ones. And all for good reason. President Donald Trump doesn’t exactly have the best track record. He hasn’t exactly instilled the highest confidence in us from some of his previous decisions.…
As of today (January 17, 2017) Obama has broken the record for the most number of pardons and shortened sentences handed out. Throughout his presidency, Obama has granted 212 pardons and 1,385 shortened sentences, 504 of which were life sentences (Whitehouse.gov). The number of shortened sentences he has granted is more than all the past…
Have you ever stepped on a Lego? It feels like being stabbed with a knife soaked in scorpion venom. It feels like an army of miniature soldiers putting forth a full assault upon your foot. It feels like a swarm of fire ants expressing their full wrath. If the floor happens to be riddled with…
I stepped out of Home Depot just like I have done hundreds of times over the past few months. Before I even reached the parking lot, three guys and a girl came sprinting out of the store. At first glance, it was hard to understand what was happening. I thought these were just some teenagers…
“A family of five was rushed to the hospital to have their stomachs washed out after the cat, which they had shared a meal of mushrooms with, suddenly began to have stomach contractions. While members of the family showed no signs of illness, the doctor still had them rushed to the hospital. When they returned…
Some time ago I read an article entitled, “Maybe an Asteroid Didn’t Kill the Dinosaurs” by Jeffrey Kluger. Here is a little excerpt: “When a scientific principle is common knowledge even in grammar school, you know it has long since crossed the line from theory to established fact. That’s the case with dinosaur extinction. Some…
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