Month: May 2024

A Taste of the Good Life – HUMOUR

MAKE READING GREAT AGAIN: A cowboy, who just moved to Montana from Texas, walks into a bar and orders three mugs of Bud. He sits in the back of the room, drinking a sip out of each one in turn. When he finishes them, he comes back to […]

Is your image on Wheels?

BUSINESS MATTERS: Remember when you are going about your business in your firm’s signed vehicle your business will be judged on your driving. We all have our faults and there have been occasions when my lack of courtesy left much to be desired. Fortunately for my business, the […]

The man who never gave up on his dreams

MAKE READING INSPIRING AGAIN; Rowan Atkinson alias Mr. Bean was born in a middle-class family and as a child, he suffered terribly because of his stuttering. He was mercilessly teased and bullied at school because of his looks. Bullies thought he looked like an alien. Although academically as […]

WHAT RELIGION IS YOUR BRA?

MAKE READING FUN AGAIN: A man walked into the ladies department and shyly walked up to the woman behind the counter and said, ‘I’d like to buy a bra for my wife. ‘ What type of bra? asked the clerk. Type? inquires the man, ‘There’s more than one […]

Are You a 1 Per Cent Minority?

Photo: Esther Collings and her husband Ronald were Australia’s oldest living couple in 2018. Globally, 99% of people born between 1930 and 1946 have passed to the other side. If you were born in this period, your ages range between 77 and 93 years old (a 16-year age […]

History was shaped by the Horse’s Ass

I DIDN’T KNOW THAT: The US standard railroad gauge (distance between the rails) is 4 feet, 8.5 inches. That’s an exceedingly odd number. Why was that gauge used? Well, because that’s the way they built the railways in England, and English engineers designed the first US railroads. Why […]

A Life-Changing Act of Kindness

The presence of God in everyday life: I was just one of millions of poor kids when I was growing up. I was insignificant to everyone but to myself. My cash-starved mom used to send me to birthday parties with no present just so I could get something […]