At the 1988 Republican National Convention, George H. W. Bush spoke the now-famous phrase, “Read my lips: no new taxes.” Yet, by 1990, taxes were on the rise once ...
Read more: Promises Broken, Promises Kept
A piñata is a party favor beyond compare. Normally made of papier-mâché or cloth, it is usually filled with candy treats, then broken for all to share.
Everyone wants to be close ...
A number of years ago, a young mother in Arizona received disastrous news. Her young son had fallen from a roof onto a four foot section of rebar being used as a plant ...
Read more: Just Believe
What we are is who we are.
That seems obvious on the surface. After all, we’ve heard the one-liners.
We are what we eat.
Life is what we make it.
The early bird gets the worm.
All these refer ...
There is an old question that some people like to ponder. If a tree falls in the forest, and there is no one to hear it, does it make a ...
Read more: The Sounds of a Falling Tree
In 1911, Roald Amunsen led the first expedition to reach the South Pole. He successfully made his conquest on December 14th of that ...
Read more: Our POLAR God
Few things incense us more than false accusations. They are like stained clothes that we are forced to wear in public. We may be clean underneath, but we feel filthy wearing the words of our accuser. ...
Read more: A Tub Full of False Accusations
A tailor works with his fingers to create a masterpiece of sartorial beauty. From that first stitch in a new piece of cloth to the finished garment in all its glory, it takes a lot of effort before ...
Read more: The Pincushion Heart
For many people, the final day of the year is a time to gather with friends to await the beginning of the New Year. In Canada, people attend large celebrations with concerts, sporting events, and ...
Read more: Celebrate!
When we have children, they come as different as the wildflowers in the field. Some grow tall and strong. Others hug the ground. And a few have beauty so profound that we are awed by what we have ...
Read more: What to Do With Garfield?
January 1 is the traditional day on which Father Time is reborn. The grizzled old man with walking cane and bent back becomes young again, a baby filled with renewed ...
Read more: God Cries, Behold!
When people rile us, it is easy to vent at them with the taunt, “Turnabout is fair play.” At other times, we jokingly tease, suggesting that a prank is on the ...
Read more: Turnabout Love
We’ve all heard the phrase that some things are as certain as death and taxes. One is sure to come, and the other arrives every April ...
Read more: Axiom Number One
