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Listen!

Happy New Year and a Lighten Up Monday good morning to you! It’s always good to start the new year with a little laughter, am I right? Have you ever been woken in the middle of the night by a sinister noise? If so, you will identify with this clip. [youtube id=”EB8cLvaO7kQ”] Today’s Lighten Up Monday clip can be found on …

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Learning a Lesson the Hard Way

Can it possibly be Lighten Up Monday again? Today’s clip is about the day I crashed a perfectly good airplane on a perfectly calm day. The story will remind you of two truths which could be good life lessons OR you might just enjoy a good laugh. Either way have a nice week! 1. A perfectly good flight can be ruined by …

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A Time to Cleanse the Soul

When I was a small boy, my military minded father insisted on scrubbing me with Lava soap. Lava was a perfect name, because the soap had rocks embedded in it. Lava could remove grease and grime and even skin and bones if you kept scrubbing. It was like sandpaper for humans. HOWEVER! When the scrubbing was over and I rinsed off …

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$50,000,000 or a Chance to Start Over!

An old friend I had not seen for years asked “the question” in the middle of a casual lunch. It came out of nowhere. He set down his coffee cup looked directly at me and said, “Ken, if you were given the opportunity to choose between getting a tax free check for $50,000,000 (that’s 50million!) today, or you could go back to …

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Explosions

Welcome to another Lighten Up Monday! Am I the only one who gets a crazy idea once in a while? [youtube id=”IphlXXZGm5o”] Today’s lighten up Monday clip is taken from the DVD, I’m Not Okay.