A young man I knew in high school was a terrific athlete. He was all-county in several events. Football being one of his specialties, he was given trophies and awards for the 4 years he was in high school. The winter of his senior year he was given a full scholarship...
There was a couple who used to go to England to shop in the beautiful stores. They both liked antiques and pottery and especially teacups. This was their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary.One day in this beautiful shop they saw a beautiful teacup. They said, "May we...
The story is told of a king in Africa who had a close friend with whom he grew up. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that ever occurred in his life (positive or negative) and remarking, "This is good!"One day the king and his friend were out on a...
John L. Testrake died of cancer earlier this month. He was the TWA pilot who became famous during a tense 17-day hijacking in 1985. A group of Shiite terrorists took over his Boeing 727 about 20 minutes after takeoff on a flight from Athens to Rome. They flew to...
It was a cold December night in West Orange, New Jersey. Thomas Edison's factory was humming with activity. Work was proceeding on a variety of fronts as the great inventor was trying to turn more of his dreams into practical realities.Edison's plant, made of concrete...