by A. T. Baron | Sep 13, 2016 | Fortune Cookie Friday
I can’t believe it. How could I not have known about this? I have been writing Fortune Cookie Friday posts for over a year and I didn’t know there was a special day for Fortune Cookies. According to Google®, it’s on September 13. I read some conflicting reports that...
by A. T. Baron | Sep 9, 2016 | Fortune Cookie Friday
It is quite ironic that I have this fortune for today. Earlier this week, I spent an enormous amount of time adding coupons to my Otter Things store. I use coupons for special promotions. I also use them to encourage people to subscriber to my newsletter. In case you...
by A. T. Baron | Sep 2, 2016 | Fortune Cookie Friday
Life is all about taking chances. You start when you’re very young, taking those first steps. You would still be crawling on your hands and knees if you didn’t take any chances. Luckily, you decided to take that risk. Even though you fell or stumbled, you kept going....
by A. T. Baron | Aug 26, 2016 | Fortune Cookie Friday
I have read some witty fortunes. One of my favorites is, “The fortune you seek is in another cookie.” I also giggled at the joke fortune that read, “Help! I’m trapped in a Chinese bakery.” Others are vague, “You will have good luck in the near future.” Then, there are...
by A. T. Baron | Aug 19, 2016 | Fortune Cookie Friday
“Do to others as you would have them do to you.” That’s a command based on Jesus’ words from the Sermon on the Mount (Luke 6:31 NIV). You may have heard it called the Golden Rule, and it is a principle seen in many human religions and human cultures. It is simple...
by A. T. Baron | Aug 18, 2016 | General
Smile, and say, “Cheese.” Tomorrow is Photography Day, and it’s time to get out those cameras, old and new, and get a few shots of whatever moment you want to capture.The ability to capture images permanently onto paper was a wonderful advancement over the laborious...
by A. T. Baron | Aug 12, 2016 | Fortune Cookie Friday
There was a recent article in the Associated Press about flossing and its lack of necessity for good oral health. Apparently, there is not enough evidence to prove that flossing actually improves your oral health, according to research conducted over the past...
by A. T. Baron | Aug 5, 2016 | Fortune Cookie Friday
If you are a fan of my Fortune Cookie Friday posts, you will notice that most of them agree with the tiny pastry papers. Well, at least in some way. I do have a tendency to stray off topic occasionally, but don’t we all? This particular fortune is one that I think...
by A. T. Baron | Jul 29, 2016 | Fortune Cookie Friday
I woke up the other day a little bitter. I was achy and I didn’t sleep well the night before. My day was beyond full with things that I had to do. On top of that, I was dealing with my aging mom recovering from surgery. When I pulled myself out of bed, I was...
by A. T. Baron | Jul 22, 2016 | Fortune Cookie Friday
Rainbows, beautiful ribbons of color streaking across an ashen sky, always amaze me. It never fails, I see one of them, and it brings a smile to my face. Rainbows form from the reflection, refraction, and dispersion of light in water, resulting in a spectrum of...
