Luck has nothing to do with me . . .

One time I bought a new car and my secretary at the time exclaimed that I sure was “lucky”. I told her that it was amazing how luck has worked for me in that the harder I worked the “luckier” I got. Just the other day I had someone exclaim that...

Don’t break the chain!

I am among the world’s worst at accepting help. Currently I have two very large trees that fell on my fence. I have heavy equipment to remove it, but it is a two or three person job to do so because a chain saw will be required to cut it into smaller, more...

Freedom is not free!

I asked a young man (teenager) one time what the Fourth of July means to him. He didn’t hesitate to say, fireworks, hot dogs, hamburgers, watermelons, pool parties, and good times. I asked why we celebrate this holiday, and he couldn’t tell me. He...

Poochie and his lies

A lady wrote me yesterday and her letter was near identical to at least 50 others that I’ve received lately. After detailing her many problems she wrote (in part) this series of excerpts: “I believe the Lord will provide for me”. . . “I have...

Carefree

Well today is Friday and with all the world’s problems steam rolling us I thought every reader needed to just chill today. Many years ago, an employee and I were driving and saw a man crossing a bridge spanning the expressway. He looked as though he had escaped...