Browsing All Posts published on »April, 2011«

Select Your King Caption

April 6, 2011

18

Make sure and vote in this week’s caption contest.  The winner will receive the following prizes: 1. The honorary title King Caption. 2. Will be allowed to butt in buffet lines with no repercussions. 3. Will be allowed to eat whatever he or she wants for one week and won’t gain weight (I will be […]

How to Quit Your Job

April 5, 2011

61

I lived in Germany for several years, and when you live abroad and speak a foreign language all day, you make friends with other native English speakers with whom you have nothing else in common except the language. The only thing keeping you together is a chance to speak English and to share similar insights […]

Pearls of Wisdom…As Far as I Can Remember…Probably…Don’t Quote Me on That

April 4, 2011

27

Adults never know when they might make the difference in the life of a child.  A kind word or timely advice can lay a foundation of character that lasts a lifetime. As a child I remember someone saying—and I can’t remember who it was for sure—either a boy scout leader or maybe a soccer coach, […]

Caption Contest: MattJ Awarded Can-do Attitude! Who Can Can-don’t His Can-do?

April 3, 2011

24

MattJ has done it again, securing the rights to the title Captain Caption for another week!  MattJ has also been awarded a ‘can-do’ attitude.  Your confidence will be felt by others, including oncoming traffic, allowing you to make left-hand turns at any place and any time.  No matter how fast those cars seem to be […]

Pointing the Finger of Blame

April 2, 2011

27

After years and years of therapy I remember the day I made my big breakthrough. I had prepared a slideshow so I could point out to Dr. Thomas all the people who had held me back in life or wronged me in some way. In the middle of slide #47, ‘Little League Coaches, Scoutmasters, Librarians, […]

Practical Jokes that Go too Far

April 1, 2011

44

April Fools Day! The one day of the year set aside for pranks and practical jokes. The one day of the year I set aside to remind myself never to play a practical joke again. I used to come up with the best ideas for practical jokes.  I’d work so hard to develop an elaborate […]