by A. T. Baron | Jun 15, 2018 | Fortune Cookie Friday, Writing
It isn’t hard to find advice on life. People will give it out freely—even if you don’t ask. Much of it comes from experience and is passed down through the years. Some classic examples: Two wrongs don’t make a right. “‘Neither a borrower nor a lender be.’” –...
by A. T. Baron | Jun 8, 2018 | Fortune Cookie Friday
When I was a child, I loved getting Super Balls from the drugstore gumball machines—I just realized how old that statement makes me sound. Anyway, thanks to chemist Norman Stingley, the synthetic rubber he invented gives these bouncy toys great appeal. Let’s look at...
by A. T. Baron | Jun 1, 2018 | Fortune Cookie Friday
Today’s fortune is brought to us by Aesop. There are many fables credited to this ancient Greek storyteller. Originally passed down orally, the stories were translated and put into writing. This particular quote comes from the “The Boy Bathing.” The Boy Bathing A Boy...
by A. T. Baron | May 25, 2018 | Fortune Cookie Friday
If you ever bought a lottery ticket, you are probably a little bit of an optimist. The chances of winning the lottery are slim. When it comes to the Powerball, there are 292 million combinations of numbers you could pick. That means you have a 99.9999997 percent...
by A. T. Baron | May 18, 2018 | Fortune Cookie Friday
At first glance, I thought this fortune was a dud. It sounded like every other vague fortune that comes from a cookie or sketchy palm reader. I almost discarded it when I remembered that I don’t do that. I write about every fortune I get no matter how lame they may...
by A. T. Baron | May 11, 2018 | Fortune Cookie Friday
Have you ever misplaced your keys and realized that they were in your pocket all along? Do you have difficulty making heads or tails of boxes in the basement or the files on your computer? Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed in life? If you do, you’re not alone. I was...
by A. T. Baron | May 4, 2018 | Fortune Cookie Friday
When I read today’s fortune, I had to laugh. Remember, each fortune comes from a tiny cookie. I am especially amused by the fact someone might read this right after eating some egg fu young or Szechuan beef. It appears that the writer didn’t take into account that we...
by A. T. Baron | Apr 27, 2018 | Fortune Cookie Friday
Have you ever found yourself making the same mistakes over and over again? Do you wonder why? Perhaps you are blind to the truth. I recently took some courses in CPR and Wilderness First Aid. It was a weekend of learning everything necessary to tend to a person(s)...
by A. T. Baron | Apr 20, 2018 | Fortune Cookie Friday
Whenever I’m feeling glum or question my existence, I take some time to add a little nature to my day. I might take a walk in the woods, feed nuts to squirrels, or watch nature shows on TV. In my younger years, I watched shows such as Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom,...
by A. T. Baron | Apr 13, 2018 | Fortune Cookie Friday
Every once in a while I find myself fighting with doubt. We’ve all been there. Doubt is the uncertainty of something or a situation, and it isn’t a bad thing to have. If it weren’t for this feeling, we wouldn’t investigate or examine things to the fullest. We would...
