College students everywhere should pause with respect because of the passing of a great man... Momofuku Ando passed away at the age of 96. Who is Momfuku Ando? He is the man who invented the dish that I eat for lunch...
This follows what I wrote a few weeks ago about Liliana's birthday party. Liliana had been saying she would put away the blankie and stop sucking her thumb when she turned four, but it took about one month more....
Teacher: In France and Canada the governments are actually offering money to people who have more children. Student: What if your baby, like, exploded or something? Would they take the money back? (Overheard in NY)...
A New Orleans lawyer sought an FHA loan for a client who lost his house in Hurricane Katrina and wanted to rebuild. He was told the loan would be granted if he could prove satisfactory title to the parcel of...
It's the 6th of January, Christmas Eve for the orthodox types, and there are gnats or some other type of flying insects "bugging" me as I sit and read blogs on my porch in short sleeves. It's enough to make a...
I took Air France to London via Paris. Since I had nearly three hours in Paris to connect to my flight to London, I figured I'd have plenty of time to leisurely enjoy some French culture, at least airportesque culture. I think...
If you spent the last few weeks with Fuller then you know his favorite word is "No." A recent scene in the kitchen: Me: "Fuller, do you want a cookie?" Fuller: "No." Fuller takes the cookie. It is his answer to everything on most...
I read a story one time of two twins talking to each other in the womb. The topic of conversation was "life after birth." One twin believed and the other didn't - thought life in the womb was all there...
Last evening our family went to Wal-Mart to do our first real grocery shopping since before Christmas. We finally have food in our house! While we were there I was able to pick up a Christmas present that my...
Harriman is a city in Roane County, Tennessee. Now, if nothing else is able to convince the rest of the nation that we ain't rednecks, maybe this story will. ...
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