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Thanksgiving Turkey Trivia
by James N. Watkins
(Nov 15, 2024)
Do you have nothing better to do with your time than to read worthless trivia? Then, you'll be enriched by our educational special report on Melgris Gallopavos…
A Good Weekend in Georgia
by Garrison Keillor
(Nov 14, 2024)
I'm grateful that, as a kid, I got to experience 'visiting,' when the family got in the car and dropped in at someone's house and sat around and visited…
Your House Versus the White House
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Nov 9, 2024)
Who you are, how you think, what you say, how you act and how you react will have a far more lasting impact eon our nation than the temporary inhabitants of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue…
Happiness and the Price of Groceries
by Garrison Keillor
(Nov 7, 2024)
love mac and cheese because I loved grade school back in the Fifties and that’s what Mabel served in the Benson School cafeteria…
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Movie
by Rusty Wright
(Nov 4, 2024)
Humor with meaning…
Everyday is Like Sunday
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Nov 2, 2024)
This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice! Psalm 118:24
What It's All About, I Think
by Garrison Keillor
(Oct 31, 2024)
It's a revolt by Middle America against the coasts, old against young, commoners against college, evangelicals against agnostics, McDonald's against pad thai…
Let's Hear it for Bridges
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Oct 26, 2024)
A floating bridge connects Mercer Island to downtown Seattle…
My Life Story (Short Version)
by Garrison Keillor
(Oct 24, 2024)
I performed at Goshen College and got the audience to sing 'It Is Well with My Soul' and suddenly it was better with my soul than it had been in a long time. I have canoed in the Boundary Waters wilderness and slept on a beach and listened to the loons&he
God's Birds-Eye View of Life
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Oct 19, 2024)
A view of Luzern Switzerland from the top of the medieval fortress inspired this poem…
Waiting for a Cab One Night
by Garrison Keillor
(Oct 17, 2024)
It was a dramatic sight, a lone person fallen in the midst of a busy scene in a huge city and you could see the alarm in the faces of the people in the taxi line: there but for the grace of God go I…
A Prayer for My City
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Oct 12, 2024)
An antique print of Jesus overlooking Jerusalem inspired Greg to write this poem…
Hugging is a Habit in the Apple Capital
by Garrison Keillor
(Oct 10, 2024)
Here I am in Wenatchee, Washington, the Apple Capital of the World, on the Columbia River in the Cascades, being clutched to people's bosoms. Apparently they consider me a friend…
Average Joe Movie
by Rusty Wright
(Oct 8, 2024)
Supreme Court, praying football coach backstory…
Israel's 9/11
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Oct 7, 2024)
October 7 will be recognized by Israel in a similar way to September 11 for Americans…
Keep Believing
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Oct 5, 2024)
When God closes a door, He opens a window!…
A Report on My Trip to Fargo
by Garrison Keillor
(Oct 3, 2024)
The people at the airport were having a party out of affection for their uncles and brothers, and that’s a sweet thing. But I saw some ancient vets in wheelchairs who seemed confused by the cheering and a little worried about finding a ride home…
Wait-Listed
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Sep 28, 2024)
Learning to wait is one of life's biggest challenges…
The Great Chicken Conspiracy
by Stu Johnson
(Sep 28, 2024)
Getting a new barbecue grill exposed a grocery store conspiracy…
A Fine Night in York Pennsylvanie
by Garrison Keillor
(Sep 26, 2024)
Pennsylvania is in a tough spot, as a big swing state. . . whhen the state is called, the side it votes for will figure, 'Well of course, but why such a narrow margin' and the other side will despise them and never buy another Hershey's bar…
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Happy Mother's Day
by James N. Watkins
(May 10, 2024)
Hope and humor for Mother's Day 2024…
The Sad State of Our Union
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Mar 9, 2024)
The state of our union as a nation is troubling…
Hope and Mental Health
by James N. Watkins
(May 3, 2024)
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I'm Jim and I deal with mental health issues…
Play Ball!
by Anthony Calabrese / US Census Bureua
(Mar 30, 2024)
Interesting facts about Major League Baseball from the U.S. Census Bureau…
MGM Baxters series 2024
by Rusty Wright
(Mar 22, 2024)
Deeply touching emotional dilemmas…
Flaoting Down the Canyon Through the Rapids
by Garrison Keillor
(Feb 29, 2024)
I accept change, even some changes that pain me. In that respect, life is not unlike rafting through fhe Grand Canyon with calm pools between the boiling rapids…
Keep Walking!
by Raven Isjak / Domino
(Apr 19, 2024)
What happens to your body when you walk 10,000 steps every single day?…
Eternal Love: A Valentine's Story
by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Feb 14, 2024)
My parents’ grave at the Wenatchee Cemetery pictures their enduring love…
Lent and Easter 2024
by James N. Watkins
(Mar 1, 2024)
Jim updates his annual list of cartoons, devotionals, humor and more…
WWJE: Who Would Jesus Elect?
by James N. Watkins
(Apr 5, 2024)
Jesus’ five criteria for his followers—applicable to candidates for office…
On the Road Again, Meeting Folks
by Garrison Keillor
(May 2, 2024)
The morning after Spokane, I sat down to breakfast at the hotel with six people who'd been to the show and their three little kids. It was a delight. When members of your audience want to have breakfast with you, you know you did a very good show…
Man Walks Out on Stage as Storm Rolls
—On Stage as Storm Rolls
by Garrison Keillor
(Apr 11, 2024)
I did my solo stand-up act in Ohio last week and in the midst of a story, the auditorium shook with a blast of thunder. Another roll of thunder. And I started singing, 'How Great Thou Art,' with the line, 'I see the stars, I hear the tolling thunder'...
Three Steps to Avoid Burnout for Good
by Alice Turner / Stylist
(Feb 24, 2024)
Feeling burnt out? A trending three-step method could help you deal with continual stress. Here, psychologist Dr Audrey Tang explains how it works…
Mature Man Available for Speaking, Easy Terms
by Garrison Keillor
(Mar 14, 2024)
I am one of America's few remaining octogenarian stand-up comics, still able to stand for up to two hours, even three, and in the current comedy crop, I am a classicist…
Forget the Bunny, It's About Resurrection
by Garrison Keillor
(Mar 28, 2024)
Easter is almost upon us when we Christians take a deep breath after Lent and relax and whoop it up a little. I mean, rising from the dead is no ordinary thing…
A Morning Walk Along Collumbus Avenue
by Garrison Keillor
(Apr 18, 2024)
I want to tell the parents on Columbus Avenue, 'Take that kid on a trip alone with you to the Grand Canyon or Greenland or some other stunning spot; the privilege will see that kid through many hard times.'…
6 Myths About the History of Black People in America
by Jessica Machado and Karen Turner / VOX
(Feb 16, 2024)
Six historians weigh in on the biggest misconceptions about Black history, including the Tuskegee experiment and enslaved people’s finances…
In Search of Missing Memories
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by Greg Asimakoupoulos
(Mar 2, 2024)
Reflecting on a common malady of aging Baby Boomers…
My Apologies to the LGBTQIA+ Community
by James N. Watkins
(Jun 21, 2024)
Jim's Hope & Humor for Pride Month…
Freud's Last Session Movie
by Rusty Wright
(Jan 19, 2024)
Freud and C.S. Lewis square off…
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