Category: Stories
Salem Witches vs. McCarthyism vs. Today
Salem witch trials, McCarthyism. Today. Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. And we are.
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The Spirit of Christmas – 2
As Sal walked toward St. Anselm’s he pondered Titus’ question. What was the true spirit of Christmas: gift-giving or gift-getting, watching the kids shred the paper, the birth of a special baby two millennia ago, or … what the hell, family?
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A Soft Answer Turneth Away Wrath
A soft answer turneth away wrath? This is really easy to say, but sometimes wrath is beyond a soft answer. Just ask anyone who’s trying to provoke one.
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Date? Call me maybe, next year.
She was beautiful. Way out of my league, but she said “yes” to a date. Maybe she thought I was someone else.
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I love being right …
I love being right. Who wouldn’t rather be right than wrong? I work really hard to be right, to know what I’m talking about and to know what I’m doing.
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My First Time – A Personal Narrative
Her hair was the color of copper and she had a face full of freckles. At first sight you’d imagine that her name was Colleen, and you’d be right. How could you not look at that face and think anything but … Irish?
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Lotus Notes and Me
Way back in the olden days, a client asked me if I had ever heard of Lotus Notes. She told me that I should get involved with it because it was going to be big. Anyhooo, I built a company based on Lotus Notes/Domino. I became a Lotus Business Partner and got all the Lotus Notes software as part of that membership.
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Who says there is no God above?
Reprinted by permission from “Bruce Gandy’s Blog”
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The Spirit of Christmas
Two angels suddenly appeared in a bar and, after getting their bearings, sat down in a booth by the far corner. Business was light if you called Murray the bartender and Sal, the only other patron, light business. But then it WAS 10:30 pm on Christmas Eve and Murray was gently prodding Sal to understand the significance of this so that he could close. Now he had to deal with these angels too!
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