My story starts off with my ex-husband going duck hunting. First time ever. He came home with one duck and I was given the directions on how to clean it by our elderly neighbour. Well, you are suppose

As a child, Linda developed an early interest in cooking. In particular, she enjoyed watching her father prepare favorite dishes for the family. "He would talk to me about what he was doing," says Lin

Now young people are very lucky. Things were very different when I was young. In those days whenever we had a date, it was a family event. My mother would bake her special apple cake, and sometimes sh

Tadatoyo Yamamoto is a Japanese businessman who often visits the US. While he was checking into a hotel on a recent visit to Chicago, he put his briefcase on the floor. A few minutes later, Mr. Yamamo

For some older Americans, their so-called “golden years” are at times not so pleasant, for this period can mean the decline of not only one’s health but the loss of identity and self-worth. In many so

As parents today, our challenges in keeping our children safe grow bigger as they do. We go from thinking “I just want to make sure the playground is secure” to “Will he be okay walking to the

M: Hello, ma'am. What can I do for you today? F: This is quite lovely. Where was it made? M: Oh, I see you have excellent taste. Yes, that is beautiful, isn't it? It's the local pottery. I think it

M: This afternoon, I thought I’d get a few things in the sales. F: Well, be careful. I bought loads of things in the January sales and some of them turned out to be a bit of a disaster. M: Oh yeah?

My name's Randall Davis, and I'm originally from the state of Indiana in the United States. When I was 19 years old, I moved to Venezuela in South America, and later returned to the United States, whe

Police Officer: Hello. 24th Precinct. Officer Jones speaking. Man: Help. Yeah, uh, it was wild, I mean really bizarre. Police Officer: Calm down sir! Now, what do you want to report? Man: Well,

Josh: Hey, I hear you and Stephanie are really getting serious. Michael: Yeah, I think she'll be impressed with my new exercise program. Josh: What? What are you talking about? What exercise progra

Apartment Owner: Hello. Caller: Hi. I'm calling about the ad for the apartment that I found in today's newspaper. Apartment Owner: Okay. Caller: I'm kind of desperate, and I need something right

Caller: Okay. Oh, um . . . how close is the apartment to the university campus? Apartment Owner: It's about eight blocks from campus, but you can catch a number of buses right out in front. Caller

Diane: Uh, hi. It's David, right? Doug: No, Doug. Remember? We met at Gary's party last Friday night. Diane: Oh, yeah. Now I remember. You were standing all alone. We started talking about school

Scott: Dave. I'm going to the supermarket to pick up food and drinks for Saturday's picnic later. Any suggestions? Dave: Well, everyone has been talking about having a barbecue down by the river, so

Daughter: Dad, can I go to a movie this week with Shannon? Father: Here. Try this. It's called a book. Ah, Dad! Moby Dick. An American classic. Dad! Okay. Let me look at the schedule here. Hmm. When

My wife's birthday was coming up and I wanted to get her a special present. She always tells me not to splurge on gifts for her but for once, I decided to pull out all the stops. I went to the jewel

I moved into a new apartment last month and decided to invite a few friends over for a house-warming party. I didn't want to spend the day cooking, so I decided to have a barbeque. The food would be e

It was time for a haircut. Lenny didn’t even have to look in the mirror. Even though he was going [[bald]], he knew that he needed to cut his hair every two weeks. He had a "tongue" of hair on the

Stuart: Amy. So, how are you doing? Amy: Oh, hi Stuart. School is so crazy these days, and when I'm not at school, I'm at work. Stuart: Hey, listen. I'm getting together with Sara and Paul tonight,

I love coming to this Italian restaurant. The appetizers and desserts are to die for. When the waiter came to our table to take our order, my friend ordered a lobster ravioli dish, and I asked for my

The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight, and he became angry when the child tried to decorate a box to put

In ancient times, a king had a rock placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers (朝臣) came by

My mom, a difficult independent, likes sitting by the park feeding the ducks. One day she brought a whole bun of fresh bread just to feed her daily company. Little by little, she fed each duck with

A preacher was told by his doctor that he had only a few weeks left to live. He went home feeling very sad, and when his wife heard the sad news she said to him, "Honey, if there's anything I can do