So, this is how the world ends (907 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Dec 16 2012	Views/Reads: 2636/2	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Since the election, there has been a lot of jibber-jabber by the kings and queens of jibber-jabber about some financial cliff we are facing. I have no idea what they are talking about, and I have a suspicion they do not either, but if I am to guess I woul
I’ll have a “red” Christmas, thank you. (895 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Dec 09 2012	Views/Reads: 2329/1635	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
The Christmas holiday season is always ablaze with beautiful colors. I find it hard to be gloomy or grumpy this time of the year. I must confess, not everybody belongs to this “Holiday Cheer Club.” It is an exclusive club but open to anybody who is tired
What holiday does a holiday tree celebrate? (910 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Dec 02 2012	Views/Reads: 2508/1672	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I will confess right up front to a certain degree of confusion. The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage will corroborate this confession. So many things confuse me; I am not sure where to begin, and once I begin, where in the world will it stop?
Okay, that wasn’t funny (899 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Nov 25 2012	Views/Reads: 2458/1704	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Let me make it very clear right up front that I am in favor of as many “ha ha moments” as possible. I could not get through a week without my daily dose. I firmly believe that laughter is the appropriate medicine for the soul. Some people, according to th
The great Thanksgiving con (904 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Nov 17 2012	Views/Reads: 2420/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Let me make it clear right up front that Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. I admit I am not too fond of many holidays. Can a week go by without some holiday that shuts down everybody?
Thou pollest too much, methinks (903 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Nov 11 2012	Views/Reads: 2188/1601	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Now that we have gotten past the recent elections, we can get back to life as normal. Of course, I am not sure what “normal” really means. One man’s “normal” is another man’s “over the cliff.”
Free is as free gives and I don’t like free, usually (895 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Nov 04 2012	Views/Reads: 2292/1716	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I am not the kind of person looking for a handout or anything free. When somebody offers me something free, I know there is a catch somewhere, and as long as I still have a slice of sanity in my noodle soup, nobody is going to catch me.
Get me to the airport on time (906 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Oct 28 2012	Views/Reads: 2206/1595	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I was off to the airport on another trip. I started out early, arrived at the airport on time but when I arrived the plane had canceled and I had to apply for another plane. The next plane headed for my destination was about two hours away. This would in
Cashing in on a cashless society (901 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Oct 13 2012	Views/Reads: 2265/2	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I am the kind of person that likes to do business with cash on the barrelhead. I do not like credit because it has a way of biting you in the end. When you have a credit card, there are fees to beat the band. I do have a credit card but I have it hidden s
“Early to bed and early to rise,” hasn’t really worked for me (917 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Oct 07 2012	Views/Reads: 8286/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
My father was not what you would call a literate person. Apart from the Bible, he did not read much of anything else on a regular basis. I can remember as a young person him quoting a great American patriot, Benjamin Franklin. The only quote he knew of th
Harry's Hamburgers (337 words)
Author: Michael Lance Kersting	Added: Sep 21 2012	Views/Reads: 2369/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Harry had a "secret" recipe.
The umpire wore shorts (914 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Sep 16 2012	Views/Reads: 2362/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Okay, right up front I want to confess that I am an old fogey. In my defense, as if I needed one, I was born an old fogey. I have what may be called old-fogeyitis, a rare psychological disorder only affecting people born of woman.
Solving the Mystery of Picking a President (899 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Aug 26 2012	Views/Reads: 2383/1628	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I were casually sitting on the back porch enjoying our evening coffee together. Suddenly, the conversation turned to things political. This does not happen very often so at the moment I was a little surprised by
A Midsummer's day nightmare (899 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Aug 12 2012	Views/Reads: 2293/1547	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I am not sure who invented summer vacation but I think they deserve a Nobel Peace Prize. Every year is worth the intense strain when there is a summer vacation to look forward to.
So, this is summer, is it? (903 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jul 28 2012	Views/Reads: 2303/1621	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
It was just another day and I was indulging a carefree moment of complaining about the weather. "I can't believe it's so hot today," I muttered. I thought I was talking to myself but obviously, I had an audience.
Why not just be an American (911 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jul 02 2012	Views/Reads: 2258/1558	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
As we celebrate another birthday of this great country, I cannot help but think back on some of our history. What a grand history we have had. I know some people are ashamed of our history and so we have revisionists rewriting American history. Neverthele
Super Heroes NOW! (3364 words)
Author: Robert G Moons	Added: Jun 26 2012	Views/Reads: 2579/1756	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Three local costumed heroes will meet their biggest fan – an overly enthusiastic nine-year-old boy, who thinks they really have super powers.
Vote for me, I create lots of jobs (901 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jun 23 2012	Views/Reads: 2329/0	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
I have always thought about what it would be like to be wealthy. Unless I win the lottery somewhere, of which I never play, the opportunity for me to become wealthy is absolutely remote. I have a better chance of being elected President of the United Stat
ROGER'S FABULOUS VOYAGES, PART 3, CHAPTER 1. (1974 words) [1/10] show all parts
Author: Danny Zil	Updated: Jun 18 2012	Views/Reads: 2890/1761	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Roger is on his way to New Earth but receives a message to visit a planet called Klyzemadex and decides to go.
ROGER'S FABULOUS VOYAGES, PART 2, CHAPTER 1. (806 words) [1/12] show all parts
Author: Danny Zil	Updated: Jun 14 2012	Views/Reads: 2713/2247	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Roger leaves Earth and heads to New Earth.
ROGER'S FABULOUS VOYAGES, PART 1, CHAPTER1. (1771 words) [1/6] show all parts
Author: Danny Zil	Updated: Jun 11 2012	Views/Reads: 2807/1764	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A black science fiction comedy adventure.
It's not my father's world anymore (913 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Jun 11 2012	Views/Reads: 2313/1565	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Celebrating another Father's Day without my father I cannot help thinking how much has changed since he died. If he were to return today, he would find things quite different.
I cry at weddings, too (900 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: May 27 2012	Views/Reads: 2396/1577	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
June is quite famous for the variety of nuptial activities. I am not sure exactly why June is the month of choice for these couples; I just go along with the flow. Consequently, through the years, I have officiated at many weddings during the month of Jun
My Mother Was Wrong about Spinach (904 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: May 06 2012	Views/Reads: 2676/2	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
One of the great joys of getting older, and there is at least one joy involved in this grueling process, is discovering that you were right all the time. I try not to boast here because, well, that’s just the kind of person I am. And, I’m not going to mak
So Long Snake Gourd Welcome Chi-Chi (797 words)
Author: Juggernaut	Added: Apr 29 2012	Views/Reads: 2557/1664	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
It is our responsibility to bring the culprits to justice that planted serious conspiracy to slander some veggies and fruits with funny and derogatory names despite their nutritional, medicinal and other values and in the process make fun of vegetarians w

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