Walking out of the grocery store this morning, I was almost run over by a woman carrying a bag of charcoal. I looked down as she flew past and saw a folded $10 bill. I called out to her to see if she had dropped it, and she was horribly rude. "I didn't have any change!" I picked it up and used it to wash my car with on the way home ( Read more... )

We've all done things we regret. In life, there aren't really "do overs" per se as much as there are opportunities to make different choices later on. Life is a harsh teacher, and I think by learning from others mistakes, we give ourselves a chance to learn by proxy ( Read more... )

Pearls are the only gemstone that are created by a living thing. A small irritant, usually a grain of sand, enters the oyster, and in response, the oyster coates the irritant with layer upon layer of "nacre". It is this "nacre" that gives the pearl its appearance. Over time, the grain of sand becomes a pearl ( Read more... )