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• 1.4. What Grade
• Kristin,, my 17-year-old niece, had just gotten her driver's license and offered to take her mom's car to the gas station. She pulled up to the full-s...
• 2.5. An Adult Decision
• The year before my son turned 18, he constantly pleaded to be allowed to a tattoo, but I refused to sign permission for one. He argued that soon he wo...
• 3.6. We're on That Mountain Over There
• My son and I became lost while hiking high in the southern Rockies. I immediately went to work with my map and compass to determine where we had gone ...
• 4.7. I'm Going to Let My Chauffeur Answer it
• A famous scientist was on his way to yet another lecture when his chauffeur offered an idea. "Hey, boss, I've heard your speech many times, I bet I co...
• 5.8. Where Do You Want These Blinds
• A drill sergeant ordered two young female recruits to paint a room in the barracks, stressing that they not get any paint on their uniforms. Doubtful ...
• 6.9. Whose Dog Was the Smartest
• Four friends were arguing over whose dog was the smartest. The first man, an engineer, called to his dog, "T Square, show your stuff. " The dog trotte...
• 7.10. What Will Be the Headline
• When a man in Macon, Ga. , came upon a wild dog attacking a young boy, he quickly grabbed the animal and throttled it with his two hands. A reporter s...
• 8.11. A Challenging Hunt
• A woman answered her front door and found two boys holding a list. "Lady," one of them explained, "we are on a treasure hunt, and we need three grains...
• 9.12. You're Not Going to Make it
• Gravely ill, a man went to the doctor with his wife. After the examination the physician motioned for the wife to meet him in the hallway. "Your husba...
• 10.13. A Pleasant Surprise
• A friend of mine had been wanting new kitchen cabinets for a long time, but her husband insisted they were an extravagance. She went to visit her moth...