A Favor for a Friend

A Favor for a Friend

A Favor for a Friend “If there be any truer measure of a man than by what he does, it must be by what he gives.” Robert South One of our neighbors when I was a kid was Henry Silva, who appeared along with the Rat Packers, Frank, Dean, Sammy, Peter, and...
Three Magic Words

Three Magic Words

Three Magic Words “Anything worth doing is worth doing badly.” G.K. Chesterton When I started to get some traction in selling life insurance in my first few years, newer agents would come into my office sometimes to lament. It was too hard, they...
Prank Calls

Prank Calls

Prank Calls “Turnabout is fair play.” Irish Proverb Way before caller ID, a kid could while away the hours with relative impunity making prank calls from his parents’ home landline. Now, I know few of my readers ever did such things, but my friends...
The Elevator

The Elevator

The Elevator “Think outside, no box required.” Unknown My dear friend, Marc Byrnes, loves to ski. Every year, he goes on a ski trip with a bunch of his buddies, and a while back, I went along as well. We went to Snowmass, Colorado, one of the best ski...
Sex Education

Sex Education

Sex Education “Surprise, surprise!” Gomer Pyle When I was about eleven and my sister was thirteen, I was elated to hear that, for the first time ever, they were going to teach sex education in school. I knew next to nothing about sex, other than that it...