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Student, not prof, suspended Recently, in a class on Intercultural Communications at Florida Atlantic University the instructor asked students to write the word “Jesus” on a piece of paper, fold the paper, put it on the floor, and step on … Continue reading →

Late, but delivered The term Snail Mail may have taken on a new meaning for 79-year-old Bob Rodgers, now a resident of Niles, MI. Almost 60 years ago, Bob was an Army Private in basic training at Fort Campbell, KY, … Continue reading →

Parachute or umbrella? Now and then, you read a story about something you never thought you would read. In this case, it was a story about a man going Mary Poppins by testing whether he could float to earth with … Continue reading →

Did you sneak out on snake hunt? In today’s ultra-sensitive politically correct world in which anything anyone says or does likely offends somebody, I want you to know that I’m not offended that you snuck out of going on the … Continue reading →

How’s this for tipping? When you think about giving a tip, what comes to mind? Are you thinking about maybe offering your wife a little free advice on a more efficient way to organize doing the laundry or cleaning the … Continue reading →

No longer bottled up A red-headed Irish lad and two young French-speaking Canadian women will have an interesting meeting this summer in Ireland to discuss a message once bottled up for eight years and forgotten. But now, like a genie … Continue reading →

Lost and found When Paul and Joyce Werner celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary early this week, they had something that had been missing for 40 years—her wedding ring. She had lost the ring 40 years ago and, as you might … Continue reading →

Backing down can sink your boat Sometimes you catch the fish; sometimes you don’t. And sometimes, if you are backing down while fishing, the fish will sink your boat. Not familiar with the term backing down as it relates to … Continue reading →

Cheese comes from where? Okay, cheese lovers, you may have missed reading about it, but that rare delicacy, pule cheese, is no longer in limited supply. It’s in no supply. A few weeks ago Novak Djokovic, the world’s number one … Continue reading →

Less than perfect behavior Okay, fess up. As a kid you had some less-than-perfect behavior, right? You did some things that were told and re-told as cute or humorous family stories over the years. No doubt, you also did some … Continue reading →