We always want proof.
Just go apply for a passport, if we doubt that. And it’s not true just in legal matters. In relationships, we’re always on the lookout for signals that we’re the center ...
Roses have thorns, yet we don’t chuck the bushes from our gardens. The blooms are too magnificent. Instead, we find a way to handle the rosebushes in such a way that the thorns do as little damage ...
Visit an old-world market. Haggling is the name of the game. I offer this, you counter my offer. We swing our perceived value of the merchandise back and forth until we come to an agreement.
I only ...
Human beings work best in partnerships. Friendships, marriages, neighborhood watches, city governments, and on up the line are the lubricant that keeps our society running smoothly.
Striking out on ...
Superhero movies are all the rage right now. Drive by any theater and read the marquee. We’ll see the names of Superman, Thor, and the Green Hornet; all the Marvel characters and more that have ...
We’re used to providing proof.
Before computers became common in store checkout lanes, customers could pay with cash or checks. Anyone who wrote a check had to provide identification to prove they ...
Everyone has blessings of one sort or another.
Aunt Bessie may not have much money, but boy does her lemon pie beat any other dessert at the dinner table.
John down the street may be a single ...
Sometimes we want to jump in with both feet. Go whole hog. Give it both barrels. Head over heels.
We mean we plan to give 100% of everything we’ve got, so that the job gets done to the best of our ...
It’s a sound we dread. We sit or bend over, and the rending of fabric catches our ears.
Our clothing is damaged. We immediately search for a mirror, inspecting our garments to find the tear. Is it ...
English teachers shudder at the use of inappropriately used words. When we turn a noun into a verb, chills run up and down their spines.
For example, here’s a well-known noun used as a verb in ...
Opposites. They make the world function as it should.
Take two magnets, put the opposing poles together, and we can create an electric motor.
Male and female did God make the creatures of all the ...
Bunker mentality is sometimes all we have left. We must put up a wall for protection from the wiles of the evil one.
In its simplest form, we turn off the phone to keep telemarketers from bothering ...
Look up on a clear night. The number of stars overhead boggles the imagination. There are a billion billion tiny pinpoints of light up there, each one a fiery, burning star akin to our sun.
One ...
We always want proof.
Just go apply for a passport, if we doubt that. And it’s not true just in legal matters. In relationships, we’re always on the lookout for signals that we’re the center ...
Roses have thorns, yet we don’t chuck the bushes from our gardens. The blooms are too magnificent. Instead, we find a way to handle the rosebushes in such a way that the thorns do as little damage ...
Visit an old-world market. Haggling is the name of the game. I offer this, you counter my offer. We swing our perceived value of the merchandise back and forth until we come to an agreement.
I only ...
Human beings work best in partnerships. Friendships, marriages, neighborhood watches, city governments, and on up the line are the lubricant that keeps our society running smoothly.
Striking out on ...
Superhero movies are all the rage right now. Drive by any theater and read the marquee. We’ll see the names of Superman, Thor, and the Green Hornet; all the Marvel characters and more that have ...
We’re used to providing proof.
Before computers became common in store checkout lanes, customers could pay with cash or checks. Anyone who wrote a check had to provide identification to prove they ...
Everyone has blessings of one sort or another.
Aunt Bessie may not have much money, but boy does her lemon pie beat any other dessert at the dinner table.
John down the street may be a single ...
