September 11 Delays
For those of us who constantly strive to make the best use of our time, delays can be frustrating. Good time management can eliminate many unnecessary delays but in the …
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Man who Forgot His Wife 6 Hours
An August 2005 story from Reuters News told about a man who stopped at a gas station in Italy. When his wife got out for the restroom without him noticing, …
Read More The Chauffer-Driven Life
Perhaps you’ve heard about the new best seller for wealthy Christians. It’s called “The Chauffeur-Driven Life.” For many of us the idea of having a chauffeur would be a joke. …
Read More Right Transportation
The Boston University Bridge on Commonwealth Ave. in Boston MA is said to be the only place in the world where a boat can sail under a train traveling under …
Read More Geographically Challenged
An angry man telephoned his travel agent upon arrival at his Florida hotel. “I thought I was getting a room with an ocean view!” he complained. When the agent tried …
Read More Use the Library
A college freshman walked into the library for the first time. Seeing a man standing behind the counter he said, “I’d like a hamburger, fries, and Coke.” The irritated librarian …
Read More Losing Things
A Reuters news report recently estimated 11,300 laptop computers, 31,400 handheld computers and 200,000 mobile telephones were left in taxis around the world during the last six months. Taxi drivers …
Read More Being Proper
Some people just love for everything to be proper and their world comes unraveled when it’s not. I think that can be a tactic of the Devil at times to …
Read More No Left Turns
Sound Effects: traffic noise Motorist: Agh this traffic! I wish there was a better way! Narrator: Maybe there is a better way! Here’s an idea for beating the traffic trap. …
Read More Multitasking in the Car
Most computers today have the ability to multitask. That means they are able to run more than one program at a time. You could for example have your internet service …
Read More Asking Directions
Biblical archaeologists recently made an amazing discovery. For centuries many people had wondered why it took 40 years for the children of Israel to make the short journey from Egypt …
Read More Writing Directions
James Garfield, the 20th president of the United States, entertained friends by writing Greek with one hand and Latin with the other at the same time. That’s pretty amazing. But …
Read More Worst Traffic Jam
You think your traffic situation is bad? It’s probably mild if you compare it to the world’s worst traffic jam which occurred April 12, 1990 as 18 Million cars piled …
Read More Car Transformers
Remember when you were a child how exciting it was when the electricity went out? But now that you’re an adult there are few things that limit your ability to …
Read More Packing Less
The first law of the comfort zone says we will gravitate toward the place where we are most comfortable, the one that is most familiar to us. The second law …
Read More 3 T’s of Travel Time
A highway patrol pulled alongside a speeding car on the freeway. Glancing over, he was astounded to see a grandma behind the wheel knitting as she drove! Realizing that she …
Read More “Are we there yet?”
According to a recent USA Today snapshot, 80% of parents surveyed say their children ask “Are we there yet?” or something similar when taking a road trip. 19% of them …
Read More Frequent Flyer Strategy
If you are a frequent flyer, you probably try to make the best use of your time when traveling. If you’re like me you’re continually looking for strategies to get …
Read More Backing In
Try spelling the word “stressed” backwards and guess what you get. Desserts! I’m not sure there’s a lot of significance to that, but perhaps if we tried backing up on …
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