051. Life’s Little Instructions

Every so often you push your luck. Never underestimate the power of a kind word or deed. Never give up…

050. The Red Marbles

I was at the corner grocery store buying some early potatoes. I noticed a small boy, delicate of bone and…

049. Keep Your Dream

I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch in San Ysidro. He has let me use…

048. Just A Mom

A woman, renewing her driver’s license at the County Clerk ’s office was asked by the woman recorder to state…

047. No More BUTs!

Peeking out from the corner of my desk blotter is a note, slowly yellowing and bent from time. It is…

046. Roses on Valentine’s Day

Red roses were her favorites, her name was also Rose. And every year her husband sent them, tied with pretty…

045. What Kids Think Of Mummies

4 years old: "My mummy knows everything!" 7 years old: "My mum knows lots of stuff, but teacher knows better" 12 years old:…

044. Saving Daddy

A Primary Two teacher was giving her pupils a lesson in logic. "Here is the situation," she said. "A man is standing up…

043. Pregnant Fireman

"Make me a sentence about a fireman," a teacher challenged her class together. A small boy waved his hand frantically, "I know!  I know!… The…

042. Top Speller

A primary one class is doing some spelling drills. The teacher asks Tommy if he can spell ‘before.’ He stands up and…