‘Tis the Season to be Broke (902 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Dec 22 2012	Views/Reads: 2622/1862	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
For the last several hours, I have been slouching in my easy chair basking in the soothing aura of the season. I have not moved in several hours, and it probably will be several more hours before I even think of moving.
So, this is how the world ends (907 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Dec 16 2012	Views/Reads: 2979/3	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: 2708/1903	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: 2861/1928	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: 2758/1931	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: 2720/0	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: 2489/1841	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: 2584/1957	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: 2548/1818	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: 2598/2	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: 8694/0	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: 2678/0	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: 2711/0	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: 2689/1861	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: 2684/1820	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: 2694/1898	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: 2588/1821	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: 2966/2036	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: 2678/0	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: 3289/2028	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: 3196/2562	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: 3242/2022	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: 2698/1826	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: 2769/1850	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: 3031/3	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

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