Mark Twain said, “It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.” If you haven’t seen it yet go to You Tube and search for bulldog vs. bears. There you will see Jules, a twenty...
I’m sitting here looking at a bonsai elm tree. I realize bonsaiing is an ancient art that produces some beautiful plants, but I could not help myself from feeling sorry for this tiny elm tree. It was supposed to be 50 feet tall and make...
We’ve a bumper crop of acorns this year. I can’t recall an autumn with more. As my dog and I were walking this afternoon I never gave it a thought as we traversed the terrain under a wonderful shady oak. And then it happened. Right...
The caller ID said, “Private Caller.” The female voice was strange but it said, “Hi Grandpa.” “Hi,” I responded wondering who this was. I have four granddaughters. “Grandpa,” she said, “I was in a car accident and have been arrested for drunk driving.” Well, that...
My neighbors across the street have a very nice granite pillar for their mailbox and sure enough there is moss growing only on the north side of the pillar. It makes one want to confirm the old survival rule about moss growing only on the...
I had a friend who treated the Bible as if it were the ultimate puzzle book filled with anagrams, numerology, mystic secrets and cryptic messages formed from taking letters out of context and forming words in English. I never could get him to understand that...
I settled down for a comfortable evening of reading book reports from my Human Development course. I believe I was reading my fifth paper when I came across the following sentence. “ Inherent in the epistolary format of the book is the idea that language...
It was heartbreaking to watch. The ice cream man, who drives too fast, was being chased by a little girl with her money in hand. Finally her little legs stopped running as she wistfully watched the truck round the corner. It was too late. But...
My wife loves accounting. Being that her father was an auditor it makes sense that she loves balancing books. She approaches an out of balance checkbook with the zeal of a puzzle master. I think that is why she allows me to write checks. She...
Something truly eerie was happening at our house. Our garage door would open and close at its own will and not open and close when we wanted it to do so. In the middle of the night it would open and yet when I would...