My husband asked me to go to the post office to mail his resume in anticipation of a job interview. He instructed me to send it the fastest way possib...
Frequent hand-washing in my job as a medical technologist and the harsh Alaskan weather combined to give me very dry skin. One night as I prepared for...
I was the new coach of a Little League baseball team and had not yet learned the names of my players. At our first game, I called each boy by the numb...
The zoo built a special eight-foot-high enclosure for its newly acquired kangaroo, but the next morning the animal was found hopping around outside. T...
The school of agriculture's dean of admissions was interviewing a prospective student. "Why have you chosen this career?" he asked."...
A bull wrestler was visiting his friend in a small town, and one night they stayed a little too long at the pub. Not wanting to drive, they decided to...
I had been trying to get my friend Mike-a rock' n roll fan-interested in classical music. When I offered to purchase tickets to a Mozart festival,...
I teach computer courses, and my students often call me at home with questions. One morning I was on the phone, explaining in computer language the so...
My husband and I are both writers. During dinner conversations, we often tell our children about our working days. It wasn't clear how much they a...
I complimented one of my co-workers on having lost ten pounds. However, I couldn't resist bragging that when I was 17, 1 weighed 225 pounds and to...