Speech is an art. When one knows what, when and how to talk, such a person will surely be successful in life, as demonstrated in the following story: As King Haroun and Queen Zubayda were sitting in their palace one day, a fisherman selling fresh fish appeared before them. The king decided to buy a fish, and gave the fisherman …
True or False? The points of the maple leaf on the Canadian flag represent the provinces and territories. In the years since the adoption of the current Canadian flag, many claim that the number of points (11) on the maple leaf it features, have special significance, such as representing each of the Canadian provinces and territories (one for each of …
Will’s Thoughts – People Who Leave Outdoor Holiday Lights On Long After Holidays Are Over. The time has come for me to address the issue of outdoor ‘holiday’ lights being left on long after the holidays. What the heck is up with these people? The lights are like neon yard signs screaming, “Check this out, not only do we produce …
I hate grocery shopping! Driving into the parking lot, I see other shoppers circling their wagons looking for a spot as the “parking lot rodeo” goes full force. My accelerator’s going up and down like a bride’s nightie as I look for a space, and finally, spying an opening, I burn a u-ee, stomping on that gas pedal like I’m …
Lessons We Learn From The Creator There are many lessons the Creator teaches us. For instance, once upon a time, two friends were walking through the forest. While following a river they got into a heated argument, and one friend struck the other in the face. The friend who was struck was hurt, but without saying anything, bent down and …
Smart phones have long been forgotten by most gaming accessories, but all that’s coming to a screeching halt. Enter the Xappr gun, which promises to take first person shooter games to wild new levels. Now, instead of being tied to a television at home, Xappr works with smartphones for a portable and much more realistic experience. The cool accessory combines …
Will’s Thoughts – Equality Of The Sexes Is there such equality of the sexes even possible? Someone once asked me if I believed that men and women are equal. I told them that it was my opinion that there is no such thing as equality between sexes. Men are decidedly inferior. Seriously, it would take five men to do what …
True or False? There was a contest to see who could save the most sunlight during daylight savings time. The Eldorado Daily Journal, in Eldorado, Illinois, asked all of its readers to save as much daylight as they could during Daylight Savings Time in 1984, and offered a prize for the person who saved the most. The rules were simple: …
Will’s Thoughts – How Cold Spells Can Fire Up Memory. How a cold spell fired up my memories: It did not take very much -30 weather before my mind started conjuring up images of warmer days. Now, before you start saying “poor baby”, I have certainly lived through a heap worse winters than this one, I reckon you might consider …
