The Grasshopper Who Vacationed

[This one is Deb’s fault… unless you like it, then it was ALL MY IDEA!!!] Many many years ago, just after the Age of Legends and right before the Age of Unbelievable Bullshit, a grasshopper was feeling overwhelmed. His day to day grind of eating tomato plants and scaring five year old girls was finally […]

The Ass and the Grasshopper: 3 Ways

Once there was an ass who slaved all day under the lash with little food at the end of the day to show for it. One day, while being beaten within an inch of his life for thoughtlessly stepping on a crack in the sidewalk, he noticed a grasshopper, eating grass and hopping around happy […]

How to Lie, Lose Friends and Demotivate People

I was talking with a friend about a Spanish villa that she’s stayed at on vacation; and, I reminded her that the term “villa” was taken from Mexican revolutionary, Pancho Villa. Villa enjoyed the freedom and space that large homes with spacious courtyards provided. So, when he finally retired from his revolutionary activities, he settled […]