Biting Your Tongue

It was his first day on the job. He was a new clerk in the green goods department of a super market. A lady came up to him and said she wanted to buy ...

Final Exam

Legend has it that a certain college philosophy prof asked one question on his final exam. He picked up a chair, put it on his desk, and wrote on the ...

Women and Men

What Women Want: To be loved, to be listened to, to be desired, to be respected, to be needed, to be trusted, and sometimes, just to be held.

What Men ...

A Pessimistic Compliment

Donn Moomaw is sort of a larger-than-life person, so he has a lot of larger-than-life stories that are really funny. This is true. When he was preaching ...

Paying for Silence

It was a hectic day of running errands with my wife and son. As if the stress weren't enough, four-year-old Christopher insisted on asking questions ...

Differences Can Be a Bond

Roles and idiosyncrasies, when laughed at together, can bond instead of break us.

He's No Jerk

I was having a sleepless night--an evening cup of coffee, my husband's abnormally loud snoring, and details about an upcoming trip were keeping me ...

Marriage Hazards

Newly married to a sailor, my first experience at washing clothes was a total disaster. At muster the following morning, my husband was the only sailor ...

The Dangers of Hurrying

Some time ago, a newspaper in Tacoma, Washington, carried the story of Tattoo, the basset hound. Tattoo didn't intend to go for an evening run, but ...

Kindergarten Blues

When Mike returned home from his first day in kindergarten, his mother asked if he'd had a good day. "I can't read and I can't write ...