Two men were chatting at a cocktail party. The first man asks, "What do you do for a living?" "I'm a school teacher." Says the second man. "A school teacher?!!" The first man replied with surprise. "It's such a low-paying field. If you don't … [Read more...]

The topic for the day in the children's schoolroom was aspirations. "Class, I'd like you to write down what you would like to be when you're a grown-up." The children shared their responses with the teacher. A doctor. A firefighter. An NBA … [Read more...]

Ted and Betsy have four children. The oldest is Keelie. She's a whiz kid, the smartest in her class. Her teachers praise her, and her friends admire her. Benjamin is a couple of years younger than Keelie. He is an athlete. His talent has been … [Read more...]

It was after an invasion into enemy territory. The soldiers were arguing with each other. They needed to go into an abandoned building to make sure the enemy was really gone, and no booby traps were waiting for them. The young unmarried soldier … [Read more...]

"Hey, Old Man!" The young punk greeted his neighbor on the occasion of his 75th birthday. "Old Man?!!" He responded, "I'm just a man with the energy of three 25-year-olds inside!" Age is just a number.   … [Read more...]

A little girl came home from school with a drawing she’d made in class.  She danced into the kitchen where her mother was preparing dinner. “Mom, guess what?” she squealed, waving the drawing. Her mother never looked up. “What?” she said, … [Read more...]

The king's usual place is in the capital city, in the royal palace. Anyone wishing to approach the king must go through the appropriate channels in the palace bureaucracy and gain the approval of a succession of secretaries and ministers. One … [Read more...]