Apparently, New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin needs some time away…
from his family. Here is the story.
Best line: “That does not reflect well on her…”
Apparently, New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin needs some time away…
from his family. Here is the story.
Best line: “That does not reflect well on her…”
Great writers are great writers. The age of their audience makes little difference. This work of Roald Dahl, who wrote important pieces for all ages, is a prime example.
Monday night we did our third Lamaze class. We are only six weeks away from the due date. One quick note from Lamaze. We watched a video that showed a focus group talking about their anxiety as they looked forward to the delivery. One woman on the video noted that she was very nervous because [...]
The Elements of Style is an essential tool for writers by a man named Strunk and a more famous guy named White (E.B., also of Charlotte’s Web). The volume is brief and brilliant. Yet it is also a little meticulous for the liking of some. This exchange in Keillor’s Love Me fictionally relates some great [...]
It’s Friday. I couldn’t find a sign picture I liked, so I thought this old exchange might be timely:
At a computer expo around 1997/98, Bill Gates was reported to have compared the computer and automotive industries, saying that
“If General Motors had kept up with technology like the computer industry does, we would all be [...]
A young boy is looking at the wall of plaques in the front of the church. The minister comes up behind him and asks him what he’s thinking. The young boy asks the minister, What are these for? The minister tells him that these are in honor of men who have died in service.
After thinking [...]
You might remember a joke from a few months ago that suggested that by lighting a man on fire you could keep him warm for the rest of his life. This joke is similar:
Seeing a hungry man, you go to your bank and withdraw money, and give the man $10. You may have fed him [...]
Men are like fine wine. They start out as grapes, and it’s up to women to stomp the tar out of them until they turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.
From the Prairie Home website
You may have heard about the Virginia man who lost 90 lbs. by eating every meal at McDonalds. In a related story, another man claims to have lost 90 lbs. by eating one meal at Taco Bell. [...]