We talked here while back about how bullies are often paper tigers built up by fear in our minds.  In a similar vein, things said and done to us often have a much greater effect on us than they should.  As we’ve repeated many times in life, remember the bumper sticker, “Stuff happens,” or some variation of it.  Take a listen to hear the rest of the story.

Life brings many challenges as we age.

I was taking out the trash one day when I looked over at the prince feathers that had come up with their purplish red heads.  Call em coxcombs if you’d druther.  Sure as it turned hot and dry, I knew they’d show up.  Take a listen to hear the rest of the story.

Every year we try to watch The Christmas Story with Ralphie and the bully.  We all cheer when Ralphie dispatches the bully, while Ralphie wears his bloody nose like a badge of honor.  Too bad most bullying isn’t that easily resolved.  Take a listen to hear the rest of the story.

Regarding old age a friend jokingly told me if you want a big funeral, die young.  The crowd gets thinner when you’re outliving your peers.   Sometimes I feel 30, but it quickly goes away once I bend to retrieve something from the floor.  Take a listen to hear the rest of the story.

I was on a job the other day when an old friend and sometime customer stopped by.  Since we are Christians, we didn’t gossip, but we “shared” a few thoughts about others.  It dawned on me that she is still full of vim and vigor as she approaches ninety years of age.  Take a listen to hear the rest of the story.

Momma and I were sitting in our favorite steak place, Borderline Café,  in Powderly the other day.  Even the 8 oz. ribeye almost covered the plate.  Remember no credit or debit cards, only cash or checks, out of town ones are accepted.  Take a listen to hear the rest of the story.

Mac Davis used to sing a song “Oh Lord it’s hard to be humble when you’re perfect in every way.”  He brags about his tight blue jeans.  Heck,  all I want is a pair of relaxed fit;  I even started wearing my shirt out like they do in Hawaii.  Take a listen to hear the rest of the story.

While living in Germany I had to go to Interlochen, Switzerland for a few days for a conference.  It was a sunny but jacket-comfortable day in the shadow of the Bernese Alps and the cool air coming from the not so distant Grindelwald Glacier.  I decided to sit outside the coffeehouse on the shore between Lake Thun and Lake Brienz, the source of the name Interlochen, “between lakes.”  Take a listen to hear the rest of the story.

Another mostly true story by Dr. Juan Harrison.