Give it a Shot!

Give it a Shot!

I give Jerry Jones credit for this funny story. Not the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, but Dr. Jerry Jones, the marriage counselor.  It seems that once the circus came to town. A young man wanted to join it, and he approached the circus owner and asked for a job. The...
Differences Between You and Your Boss…

Differences Between You and Your Boss…

I am not the author of the following. I came across it a couple of decades ago, and no one claimed authorship. The fact that no author’s name was given did not keep me from enjoying its sentiments. May it give you a good laugh. Differences Between You and Your...
Making Your Music Match Your Work

Making Your Music Match Your Work

I can relate to the woman who needed a beauty make-over. She went to a salon armed with a magazine bearing the picture of a beautiful model. The lady wanted to receive the same mod haircut as the subject of the photo. Unfortunately, her hair was gray and very thin,...
Why Should You Be Discouraged?

Why Should You Be Discouraged?

Who doesn’t enjoy watching children play baseball? My dad’s old copy of Bits and Pieces had a story about a man watching a little league baseball game one afternoon. He asked a boy in the dugout what the score was. The boy responded, “Eighteen to nothing—we’re...
Looking Out for Number One

Looking Out for Number One

A lot of people think like the philosopher David Hume. Lord John Russell once asked Hume, “What do you consider the object of legislation?” “The greatest good for the greatest number,” he answered. Russell asked, “What do you consider the...