Recently I laid to rest two old friends. We shared global adventures together—visiting the pyramids, cruising the Caribbean, and ministering in Uganda. These were devoted companions. Their names? Flip and Flop, my old sandals.
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Choosing teams. It’s the bane of every child’s self-esteem. Youngsters line up to be chosen for baseball. They jockey for position to avoid being chosen last, a crushing blow to one’s young psyche. It feels great to be chosen—especially chosen first. And that happened one Spring day, when I showed up to school with a new first baseman's mitt.
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Never place your ego in the hands of a three-year-old. I learned that years ago while visiting my son’s family, I was reading to my granddaughter Kylie, who was three at the time. “I have a secret to tell you,” I said. Leaning in, I whispered in her ear, “God thinks you’re great; and so do I.” I then asked, “Do you have a secret to tell me?” I expected an ego-building compliment such as, “I think you’re great too.” Instead she replied, “Your… hair… looks… weird!”
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Imagine heading out for your morning swim, and finding yourself on the runway of a fashion show. That was the experience of an Australian man named David last week, who accidentally crashed a fashion show at Tamarama Beach near Sidney.
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Atop the Rock of Gibraltar dwells a colony of Barbary macaque primates. Signs warn tourists not to carry or consume food outdoors, which some choose to ignore. The monkeys quickly hop onto backpacks filled with snacks, and feast on the booty.
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In 1833, Abraham Lincoln and his business partner were preparing to close their country store. Lincoln told him, “I wouldn’t mind if we sold everything, paid our bills and had just enough left to buy one book, Blackstone’s Commentary on English Law.”
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For some folks, life is just a big game. Consider a Minnesota man who was arrested for a felony warrant. He actually presented the deputy a “Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free” card from a Monopoly game. He quickly discovered the card doesn't work in real life. He went straight to jail and did NOT "Pass Go."
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