Her hair up in a pony tail, her favorite dress tied with a bow. Today was Daddy’s Day at school, and she couldn’t wait to go. But her mommy tried to tell her, that she probably should stay home. Why the kids might not understand, if she went to school …
Read More »The Dash of Life
— Linda Ellis © 1996 I read of a man who stood to speak At the funeral of a friend He referred to the dates on her tombstone From the beginning… to the end. He noted that first came her date of birth, And spoke the following date with tears, …
Read More »I asked God
— Author Unknown I asked God to take away my habit. God said, No. It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up. I asked God to make my handicapped child whole. God said, No. His spirit is whole, his body is only temporary.. …
Read More »7% Wisdom
This is something we should all read at least once a week. Be sure you read it to the end. — By Regina Brett, 90 years old. Former Writer with The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, Ohio. “To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It …
Read More »This seat belt ad should be seen by everyone
This is a “wear your seatbelt” ad from the UK. It was made in 2010 by some dude who was not hired to do it. But, because the cause is important to him, he came up with the idea. It’s now being hailed around the world as a beautiful and …
Read More »Senile Serenity
Just before the funeral services, the undertaker came up to the very elderly widow and asked, ‘How old was your husband?’ ’98,’ she replied… Two years older than me’ ‘So you’re 96,’ the undertaker commented… She responded, ‘Hardly worth going home, is it?’ ~~~~~~~ Reporters interviewing a 104-year-old …
Read More »Why I Like Retirement
Question: How many days in a week? Answer: 6 Saturdays, 1 Sunday Question: When is a retiree’s bedtime? Answer: Three hours after he falls asleep on the couch. Question: How many retirees to change a light bulb? Answer: Only one, but it might take all day. Question: …
Read More »Johnny the Bagger
By Mac Anderson, founder of SimpleTruths.com Many years ago, Barbara Glanz was speaking to 3,000 employees of a large grocery chain. Her speech was on customer service and how to create memories to make the customers want to come back. At the end of her presentation, she put up her …
Read More »Things You Learn in the South
There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 of them live in the South, plus a couple no one’s seen before. There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 of them live in the South. A possum is a flat animal that sleeps in the middle of the road. If it …
Read More »The Expensive Headache
Joe’s had headaches. The doctor said, “Joe, the good news is I can cure your headaches. The bad news is that it will require castration. You have a very rare condition which causes your testicles to press on your spine, and the pressure creates one hell of a headache.” The only way …
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