Humor
Published: 22/05/2008
My grandmother believed traffic was one of God's ways to teach patience. Well, the next time you're waiting for a red light to turn green you can think about William Potts. William Potts, a Detroit policeman, used red, amber and green railroad lights and about $37 worth of wire and electrical...
Published: 22/05/2008
Look up the back of the kitchen cupboard, or under the stairs in any house in Britain and you will find a product of industrial design that has been hidden away since its first use. Get someone in the house to admit is was useless and you're on a losing streak.
If the husband bought the...
Published: 21/05/2008
I'm an in-house manager for a non-profit that's dedicated to furthering the understanding of human development in the 21st century - or at least that's what I tell strangers at social functions. It's party-speak for saying I'm a wife and mother. If I'm asked, I explain I qualified for my position...
Published: 21/05/2008
Today there are studies for just about everything. A study comparing smokers with non-smokers found that smokers are concerned primarily with the present and non-smokers are concerned more about the future. Professional dancers were given as an example. Because their careers are short,...
Published: 20/05/2008
The U.S. has more successes than any other country. That might sound like a broad generalization, but it's not. Australia has one town named Success. The U.S. has three - one in Arkansas, one in Missouri and one in New Hampshire. Hopefully, they compensate for Why, Arizona; Last Chance, Colorado;...
Published: 17/05/2008
A mother's work is never done. In fact, a study done by Ohio State University showed that married women with children feel more than twice as rushed in their daily lives than single women do. Their husbands, however, didn't feel more rushed than their single counterparts. Is there something wrong...
Published: 13/05/2008
You'd think with the advent of spell checker that mistakes would no longer be made but one rule of the typist and computer programmer is never to trust the spell checker. You would be amazed that one slip of the finger and you will write all manner of things which could be mis-construed and god...
Published: 13/05/2008
In this land of plenty there's plenty to stress about. According to a survey done by Health Magazine, the biggest stressor for women is their financial situation. When the women were asked what would make them feel more in control of their finances, 29% said more money, 23% said less debt and 3%...
Published: 13/05/2008
Do YOU know anyone who loves going to the dentist, lying flat on their helpless back, relinquishing all control over to "The Mad Dentist?"
What joy to spit blood, have needles jabbed in our swollen sore gums, pink goop crammed in our mouth for impressions, suction devices, hard plastic forced...
Published: 11/05/2008
What is it with people making a mockery of their kids these days? Anything that makes them look ridiculous, from the funny baby t-shirts to the weird haircuts and plain silly names, anything that draws attention to their child will suffice. Even if others are laughing at them rather than with...
