May 18, 2026 from Let’s get Person-al 🌰 great big beautiful life - a book review Note: this review contains spoilers What Worked the themes the curse of fame, the complicity of the public in that curse generational love and trauma – the ways we try to love our children, the thi...
May 17, 2026 from Jumbled Thoughts of a Fake Geek Boy When Will Frank Herbert Ruin Dune For You? Frank Herbert, eh? Maverick author, apparently a terrible dad, political oddball, and simultaneously the genius creator of the Dune series and the franchise’s own worst enemy. If you want to moved ...
May 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Speak Spanish So They Can Go Play Some Japanese Italian Read Speak Spanish So They Can Go Play Some Japanese Italian Caller: "Uh… hi. I need to do [service-related task]." Based on the sound of the age of the caller, and the name of the account holder, ...
May 17, 2026 from The New Leaf Journal The Emu Café and Blog Hospitality In part four of six of my blogging "wisdom" series, I revisit "Welcome to The Emu Café" six years after its original publication and use it to discuss blog hospitality.
May 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Needs To Work On Their Socialist Skills, Part 14 Read Needs To Work On Their Socialist Skills, Part 14 Customer: "This is ridiculous. You’re forcing me to buy something I don’t want! You're a bunch of dictators!" Me: "Sir, we're just following th...
May 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Tip Off Read Tip Off I stopped at a small, non-chain gas station on a road trip to grab a few supplies and fill my tank. When I got to the register, I greeted the cashier, who was texting on her phone. She...
May 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Out Of Gas, Out Of Date Read Out Of Gas, Out Of Date At our gas station, we refill propane tanks. A customer has driven in with his truck, asking us to fill all the empty propane tanks on it. Me: "Uh, some of these tanks ...
May 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Mind The Gap In Thinking Read Mind The Gap In Thinking Passenger: "Why are we going slower?" Train Guard: "As I just explained, the brakes—" Passenger: "—on one of the carriages, not working, yes. I heard that. I'm asking ...
May 17, 2026 from Peter's Path Who Is Jesus? by R.C. Sproul Why read the book? R.C. Sproul wrote Who Is Jesus? It is a short and clear book from his Crucial Questions series. Sproul looks at what the Bible says about the person and work of Christ. He explai...
May 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com No Tub-stitutions Read No Tub-stitutions Guest: "I requested a room with a tub." Me: "You booked a single king room. The only rooms that have tubs in our hotel are double queen rooms." Guest: "Yes, but we still want...
May 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Fostering A More Pleasing Environment (And Making Us Cry) Read Fostering A More Pleasing Environment (And Making Us Cry) At first, I didn't understand why the other foster children stayed with us. I had been told that they stayed with us because their bir...
May 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Parenting IS A Job Title! Read Parenting IS A Job Title! Lady: "Well, I want to take care of r*****ed kids so I can keep my grand baby with me. What company do you work for?" Me: "What do you mean, r*****ed kids? And taking...
May 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com This Is Getting Loopy Read This Is Getting Loopy Customer: "Can I get two fives and a ten for this twenty?" Me: "Sure." He hands me the bills, I check that they're good, and I hand him back a twenty. Customer: "Also, ca...
May 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read It’s a weekend afternoon and I am enjoying a book, when suddenly my phone rings. It displays an unknown number, but because its weekend, I don’t expect telemarketers and pick it up. Male voice...
May 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read I’m working in a grocery store the day before a local football team’s big match. The store is jam-packed, we’re making bank on [Team] merchandise, and half our customers are wearing team color...
May 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read Honestly not sure where this story fit in the NAR universe, but wanted to share anyway ;) Many years ago, my work location won a night out at a rather expensive local seafood joint. Partners w...
May 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read My younger grandson (I’ll call him Bobby) has always struggled with school. He’s a very sweet and loving child but couldn’t sit still long enough to learn what he needed to in school especiall...
May 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read Several years ago, I worked for a supermarket that shared a parking lot (or near enough not to matter) with a few different restaurants. [Coworker #1] would show up to the start of every shift...
May 17, 2026 from Funny & True Stories | NotAlwaysRight.com Untitled Read I’m a volunteer secretary for a road cooperative (it is a cooperative for maintaining a shared private road by which 8 houses, including ours are located) The cooperative has a bank account to...
May 17, 2026 from The New Leaf Journal April 2026 at The New Leaf Journal Wherein I review The New Leaf Journal's sixth birthday month with a new and original inflatable spring decoration photograph as a bonus.
