You’ve heard of “drunk dialing.” You’ve heard of “cow tipping.” But have you ever heard of “drunk tipping”? If not, just know two things:
It can be embarrassing. And expensive.
You’ve heard of “drunk dialing.” You’ve heard of “cow tipping.” But have you ever heard of “drunk tipping”? If not, just know two things:
It can be embarrassing. And expensive.
If you were creating your own government, what would you do first? Would you build a strong military? Secure honest leaders? Write just laws or ensure a viable economy?
East Germany didn’t start that way. Their first official act was to apologize to the world.
This business of forgiving is by no means a simple thing…. We say, “Very well, if the other fellow is sorry and begs my pardon, I will forgive him, then I’ll give in.” We make of forgiveness a law of reciprocity. And this never works. For then both of us say to ourselves, “The other fellow has to make the first move.” And then I watch like a hawk to see whether the other person will flash a signal to me with his eyes or whether I can detect some small hint between the lines of his letter which shows that he is sorry. I am always on the point of forgiving…but I never forgive. I am far too just.
Two blondes were flying to Los Angeles from Atlanta. One of the pair was a seasoned traveler; the other had reservations about flying. The first tried to comfort the latter with small talk and distract her with in-flight magazines.
Everything was going fine until the pilot came on the intercom and announced the plane had lost an engine.