I was sitting alone in a Chinese food restaurant the other day and a thought came to me after listening in on a conversation going on in the booth beside me. Now, I’m not exactly sure why, but unique things seem to happen to me while I eat alone at Chinese food restaurants. Maybe it’s...
I spent the majority of Sunday, over this past Memorial Day weekend, at my in-laws house – visiting, eating great food, and roasting chocolaty marshmallow s’mores covered with vanilla ice cream. Hot meets cold. Simply bliss. Right before dinner, I was sitting in the family room with my kids, getting them ready for our meal...
Each time I get gasoline for my car, I stop at a certain gas station. Each time, without fail, there is a certain lady attending to the gas pumps. And, without fail, she comments on my shirt after asking me how much gas I’ll need. “I like that shirt,” she says. Not just occasionally but...
A few days ago, my Ford Explorer died. At first I didn’t know what the problem was and it wasn’t until last night that I discovered the alternator gave up the ghost and needs to be replaced. I wouldn’t have been too upset if the alternator was pretty old but the problem, however, is that...
The first time I fell romantically in love, I was twelve years old. Or maybe I was thirteen. Either way, I was head of heals and we were bound for marital bliss, whether she realized it or not. I would, over the next several years, come to find out that she wouldn’t come to that...
Copyright © 2008-2012 - Rethink Monthly Magazine - All rights reserved.