It Doesn’t Take A Rocket Scientist

We’ve all heard the old saying, “It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to…” Well, maybe it does sometimes! Scientists at NASA built a gun specifically to launch dead chickens at the windshields of airliners, military jets and the space shuttle, all traveling at maximum velocity. The idea was to simulate the frequent incidents of collisions […]

Wrong Number

Late one Saturday evening, I was awakened by the ringing of my phone. In a sleepy grumpy voice I said, “Hello.” The party on the other end of the line paused for a moment before rushing breathlessly into a lengthy speech. “Mom, this is Susan and I’m sorry I woke you up, but I had […]