Monthly Archives: May 2011

One Day at a Time

©2011, Mirror Image Presentations Alan John Mayer ONE DAY AT A TIME Between the window and the door on the wall of the garage, where he could read it every time he drove in or out, my father had the … Continue reading

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A BOY ALONE ENTERS ADVANCED PLACEMENT ALGEBRA

AUTHOR’S CAVEAT: This piece has not been edited since written years ago. It’s a good story with a good moral ending, and if you can edit it for me, I thank you. I was ten in February of 1966 when … Continue reading

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AN IDEA HELD FIRMLY IN MIND

This is copied, but I have had it so long, I have no idea who the author is, Goethe? If you know its author, please let me know. An idea held firmly in mind attracts to it the necessary conditions … Continue reading

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SQUARE YOUR SHOULDERS TO THE WIND

I found this quote among the many papers left for me by my Aunt Kaye. I have no idea it’s source. Square your shoulders to the world, be not the kind to quit. It’s not the load that breaks you … Continue reading

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RICH DAD POOR DAD

Among a few of the books I have read are Robert Y. Kiyosaki’s “Rich Dad, Poor Dad,” “Rich Kid, Smart Kid,” and “How Come That Idiot’s Rich And I’m Not?,” Here’s what I learned from these books: Rich people don’t … Continue reading

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THE IMPORTANT THINGS IN LIFE

© 2011, Mirror Image Presentations A successful, well dressed attorney pulled into his office parking lot in his shiny brand new BMW, eager to show off to his office staff. Upon opening the car door, a lorry filled with bananas … Continue reading

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The dog started it. He’s to blame.

I heard this on The Tonight Show. While investigating a car crash near a local pub early Sunday morning, Officer Brad Walker reported he heard the K9 dog barking uncontrollably inside his patrol car. Walker says a man was making … Continue reading

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THE RWONG KYND OF PEOPLE

I heard this on Jay Leno… Perth, Australia, in an unusual twist, la Petiete Aroma, a legal brothel on Railway street, in Chatswood, has complained to the local city council. They are concerned that the plans to build a Uniting … Continue reading

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TRUE SPIRITUAL ENLIGHTENMENT

when you are able to make it through the day without dependence on alcohol, drugs, or caffein, when you are able to ignore aches and pain and still present a cheerful disposition to the world, when you are able to … Continue reading

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