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• 1.24. Saving Grace
• Vacationing in Hawaii, my husband and I went out to dinner one night at one of its finest restaurants - When presented with the check, my husband reac...
• 2.25. A Woman Who Fell
• It was rush hour and I was dashing to a train in New York City's Grand Central Terminal - As I neared the gate, a plump, middle-aged woman sprinted up...
• 3.26. My water Thinks So
• Reading water meters in an unfamiliar part of town, I came upon a house with no number. Then I noticed an elderly man gardening at the first house on ...
• 4.27. A Plumber
• My daughter Judy, who works for a plumbing company, found herself in need of a plumber at home. When she got to work, she asked that a plumber be sent...
• 5.28. A Tough Teacher
• A school teacher friend of mine injured his back and had to wear a plaster cast around the upper part of his body. On his first day of the term, still...
• 6.29. I'm a Police Officer
• When my husband, Jack, was a police officer, he once approached a home guarded by two ferocious dogs. They lunged at the screen door with such force t...
• 7.30. A Business Trip
• On a business trip to India, a colleague of mine arrived at the airport in Dilhi. He took a taxi to his hotel, where he was greeted by his hospitable ...
• 8.31. Get a Job
• One day shortly after I had come home from college, my father was outside doing yard work. He found a baby bird under a tree and assumed it had fallen...
• 9.32. 12 Post Cards
• My teen-age daughter was preparing to return home after having visited her grandparents for a few weeks one summer. Her grandfather gave her 12 post c...
• 10.33. A Stubborn Horse
• The great novelist had gone mad, but now there seemed to be some hope for his recovery. For six months, he had been sitting at his typewriter pounding...