Ironic Word Play
You can tune a piano, but you can’t tuna fish. To write with a broken pencil is pointless. When fish are in schools, they sometimes take debate. When the smog lifts in Los Angeles U.C.L.A. A will is a dead … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: Communication
The Best Speech You Will Ever Regret
“Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.” – Ambrose Bierce
Continue reading →Testing Windshields
Scientists built a gun specifically to launch dead chickens at the windshields of airliners, military jets, and the space shuttle, all traveling at maximum velocity. The idea was to simulate the frequent incidents of collisions with airborne fowl to test the strength of … Continue reading →
Failure and Feedback
“There is no failure. Only feedback.” – Robert Allen
Continue reading →Stopping the Church Gossip
Mildred, the church gossip, and self-appointed monitor of the church’s morals, kept sticking her nose into other people’s business. Several members did not approve of her extra-curricular activities, but feared her enough to maintain their silence. She made a mistake, … Continue reading →
The Seemingly Insignificant Conversation
“Occasionally, in the midst of a seemingly insignificant conversation, something shared has the possibility of changing a life.” – John O’Leary
Continue reading →Communicate with Stories
“The best way to communicate from one human being to another is through story.” – Donald Knut
Continue reading →Meaningful Conversation
A farmer walked into an attorney’s office wanting to file for a divorce. The attorney asked, “May I help you?” The farmer said, “Yea, I want to get one of those dayvorces.” The attorney said, “Well, do you have any … Continue reading →
Speaking and Listening
“Speaking is silver, but listening is gold.” – a Fortune Cookie
Continue reading →Everyone Needs to Know
“Everyone needs to know that someone cares about them.” – Greg Taunt
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