For Better or For Worse

"For Better or For Worse"*

*The woman's husband had been slipping in
and out of a coma for several months, yet she
had stayed by his bedside every single day.

One day, when he came to, he motioned for her
to come nearer. As she sat by him, he whispered,
eyes full of tears, "You know what? You have been
with me all through the bad times. When I got
fired, you were there to support me. When my
business failed, you were there. When I got shot,
you were by my side. When we lost the house,
you stayed right here. When my health started
failing, you were still by my side. You know what?"

"What dear?" She gently asked, smiling as her
heart began to fill with warmth.

"I think you're bad luck."

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"Fresh Lunch"*

*A bricklayer at my husband's construction job
routinely complained about the contents of his lunch box.

"I'm sick and tired of getting the same old thing!"
he shouted one day. "Tonight I'll set my wife straight."

The next day the men could hardly wait until
lunchtime to hear what happened.

"You bet I told her off," the brick- layer boasted.
"I said, 'No more of the same old stuff. Be creative!'
We had one heck of a fight, but I got my point across."

He had indeed. In front of an admiring audience,
he opened his lunch box to find that his wife had
packed a coconut and a hammer.
Received on Thu Sep 4 12:19:07 2008