The DIP Shtick

Last night, I watched the movie “Coach Carter”. It is a movie about a tough basketball coach in a tough school that instills respect and educational standards into students that normally don’t have any hope. If you are a basketball … Read More »

Christmas at my house is always at least six or seven times more pleasant than anywhere else. We start drinking early. And while everyone else is seeing only one Santa Claus, we’ll be seeing six or seven. W. C. Fields … Read More »

“Why is Christmas just like a day at the office? You do all the work and the fat guy with the suit gets all the credit”

Years ago, I used to listen to a lot of positive thinking tapes. I was on my way to millions and I just knew that if I listened to enough success tapes and implemented their strategies, I too could be … Read More »

A telethon features an endless line-up of celebrities and business people coming onstage to donate whopping checks: $2.5 million, $500,000, $1.2 million, another for $750,000. This goes on until at last the cameras focus on Mrs. Gladys Smugley from Hazelhurst, … Read More »

We have been trying to sell our stroller. Here is a picture of the stroller. There are more pictures here. We are asking $500. It cost over $1,100 new. We would prefer selling it locally so we don’t have to … Read More »