I had been looking forward to "Take Your Kid to Work Day" for weeks. My eight-year-old daughter was finally old enough to see where her dad went every day. I pictured her…
Category: Long
Talking with God
A little boy is saying his evening prayers before bed, and talking with God. Boy: "God, what is a million years like to you? " God: "Well, I've always existed, so the…
A man is stranded on an island with only a Doberman and a pig for company…
A man is stranded on an island with only a Doberman and a pig for company. There's plenty of food and water, and the weather is beautiful, so he's doing alright, but…
Monday morning at school, the teacher lined up all the students to present their weekend homework assignment:
“Sell something, and explain your sales strategy.” Sally went first. “I sold Girl Scout cookies and made $30,” she said proudly. “My approach was appealing to people’s sense of community and supporting…
A wealthy man walks into a bank New York City and asks for the loan officer.
He says he's going to Europe on business for two weeks and needs to borrow $5000. The bank officer says the bank will need some kind of security for the loan, so…
The long life cowboy
A cowboy was coming to the end of his life at the age of 101 years old. He great grandson visits him and asks "Grandpappy, how did you do it? You are…
Three fishing holy men
There are three men sitting in a bows in the middle of a lake fishing. The first a Catholic priest, second an Anglican minister, and the third a Jewish rabbi. After being…
A Pragmatic Solution
The bank's afternoon calm shattered as the man burst through the glass doors. For a split second, frozen in the doorway, his face was fully visible, a sharp, unremarkable face you'd forget…
A Matter of Priorities
My phone rang, my husband's name flashing on the screen. When I answered, his voice was a weak, pained whisper. "Babe… I'm at St. Vincent's Hospital. I had an accident after work."…
A man is walking along a busy harbor, looking at all the different boats. He fancies himself a bit of a nautical expert.
He sees a ship and says to his friend, "See that? USS. That's a United States Ship." A moment later, he points to another. "And that one, HMS. That's Her Majesty's Ship,…