Stories of Hope

Toastmasters Speech We are going to start this week’s story with a few jokes. One battery post asked the other one, “Do you think I’m negative?” The other one replies, “I’m positive you’re negative.” What is an optimistic vampire’s favorite blood type? “B positive” of course. Can two negative people have a happy child? Of…

Pick Me Up Drink Fundraiser    To begin this story, I need to give you some background on Pick Me Up Drinks. I first noticed them when they opened their business right down the street from me behind Edwards Theater. It was a small drive through business where people could get mixed soda drinks and…

Run for the Cure 2020    I am so happy to be able to write this week’s story about this event. Last year’s run was so much fun and beneficial to the Foundation. I was positive with the Covid Apocalypse going on, this year’s event would be called off. But Cody contacted me a couple…

Tri-Cities Trip    Before we start, it has been brought to my attention that I should leave politics out of my stories. I agree completely with not including politics in my stories. Partly because I don’t want to offend anyone that might be willing to support the Foundation and cancer patients just to express my…

New Fundraisers    Let’s start with something from the “You can’t make this stuff up department.” Two headlines from CNN on the same day. “Trump’s travel ban likely accelerated the spread of the Coronavirus.” This was according to Bill Gates. “Studies show the Coronavirus can spread on airlines.” Okay, let’s start with the first one.…

Customer Service    For this week’s story, I have an example of customer service I would like to share with you.    I needed to have some body work done on one of my vehicles. I went to this company with a list of the aftermarket parts I needed replaced. I asked him if we…

Happy Labor Day 2020    First let me say, I am so disappointed the Eastern Idaho State Fair has been cancelled for this year. I am going to miss all the exhibits. I am going to miss going on the rides. I am going to miss seeing if my Mad Face still works. For anyone…

Redfish Lake    The last time I had been to the Redfish Lake and the Stanley area, was when I was working for the Forest Service fighting fires for the summer. I remember as we pulled into the town of Stanley thinking how magnificent the mountains were. My opinion changed when we had to build…

Another Generous Donation    Another headline from the “You can’t make this stuff up department.” This one is from CNN. Sturgis motorcycle rally: A person with Covid-19 may have exposed others at a bar    Now I have nothing against alerting people to the possibility of getting exposed at a public gathering. I’m just confused…

Happy Birthday Shannon    One time Shannon and I were talking about the perspective we have of age depends on our age. We both recalled our replies when someone asked us how old a person was. When we were in our twenties, our answer was “They’re pretty old. They have to be in their fifties.”…