Napoleon Syndrome
I am pleased to announce that I was recently awarded a medal for humility. It’s a huge medal. But still I managed to wear it everywhere. Then, the committee who awarded it took it away. I don’t know why. I guess humility is a bit like underwear. Put it on; don’t show it.
Ed’s Incredible Journey
My friend Ed Wallan has more one-liners than Bob Hope. Suddenly, he’ll say with a straight face, “I want my…
Life’s Greatest Ironies
Ironies sometime cause me to smile. Like this sign at a mall maintenance shop. “We can repair anything. Please knock…
Three Letters From Teddy
As a kid, I preferred firecrackers to Math textbooks. So imagine the irony of me preparing to speak to 12,000…
Sophie’s Choice
Where to go when people drive you crazy One Sunday a small boy turned around in church, leaned toward my…
Awesome Rules
Do you have some rules? Here are some of our favorites A friend has this on his fridge: “Rule 1:…
Rebuilding My Greenhouse
What can we learn in the storms of life I learned about weather when I was a kid. About cold…
Simple Resolutions
My gratitude for answered prayer My New Year’s resolution last year was to eat an apple a day. So that…
The Rise of Pessimism
A psychologist had twin boys—one an optimist; the other a pessimist. On their birthday he loaded the pessimist’s room with…