Thirty-something speaks
Good help is hard to find
Mike Maddock
      I've found yet another indication of God's sense of humor and as usual it has come from my children. Why is it that my kids would rather help me do yard work, and I'd rather be riding a bike? God thought it would be funny to give kids the desire to do grown- up work, and grown- ups the desire to b...
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Saved by a spoon
      Leona lives in Wayne County, in western New York state, on the shores of Lake Ontario. This night she's preparing supper for her husband. Macaroni and cheese with sausage, topped with mustard sauce. Yummy! While she's fixing supper, her husband is in his recliner in another room watching televisi...
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It's not a criticism, it's an observation.
Hooked on bull riding
Mike Cox
      My friend Debbie loves American Idol. I told her the whole idea capitalizes on our need to see others embarrass themselves. Reality TV is the train wreck we can't turn away from; the carnival freak show we can view in private. She says I shouldn't make judgments about something I won't watch. My g...
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