The Pump

September 23, 2009 No comments yet

There is a story about a man who got stranded in a ghost town in some desert and came upon an old pump. He was close to death when he found the pump but no matter how hard or how fast he moved the handle no water came out. He was just about to give [...]

Golden Rule in Politics

September 18, 2009 No comments yet

I remembered a song that Senator Orrin Hatch wrote that was titled Everyday Heroes. I looked it up on the internet yesterday and could only find the lyrics for a few lines but this is what I found. “Some people have helping hands that go a second mile. “They’re willing to love and lift a [...]

Water Off a Duck’s Back

September 16, 2009 No comments yet

Have you ever seen a wet feather? If you have, chances are you have wondered how a duck could possibly float on the water. The simple answer is because the duck does not let the water get inside. That is where the saying “like water off a duck’s back” comes from. The water just rolls [...]

What makes a Super Hero “Super”

September 14, 2009 1 comment

Let me tell you a story, one you might be familiar with. Once there was a young man named Peter Parker. Peter was a shy young man who liked photography. One day, while on a high school trip, he was bit by a spider that had been genetically modified as a super spider. He got [...]