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The Christmas Bicycle

When I was twelve, my Christmas present was a brand-new J. C. Higgins 26” Flightliner bicycle. I was probably more surprised than Ralphie was when he got his Red Ryder BB gun. Money was not abundant growing up, and we kids didn’t expect lavish gifts. But Christmas morning, there it was in the downstairs hallway, […]

"Some of us are rocks that make big splashes felt by all. Some of us are pebbles that make small ripples felt by a few. But in the end, we all sink to the bottom. Wait - that's not where I was going with this."

"Time is on no one's side."

"Boldly go where no you has gone before."

"Why did God create both dolphins and porpoises?"

"Blow your own horn. Preferably with a Jimi tune."

"You have the star role in the story of your life. Go for the Oscar!"

"Hold on to your dreams. Then wake up and live them."

"How long did the four presidents have to hold still while Mt. Rushmore was carved?"

"Life isn't fair. But it's not always foul, either."

"If you don't know the answer, ask. If you do know the answer, tell."

"Would the child that you were be proud of who you became?"

"Would your childhood dreams recognize you?"

"Make a big splash! Just don't do it in the shallow end."

"Does the key fit the lock, or the lock fit the key?"

"We weather the storm, and the storm weathers us."

"If you're going to be Popeye, you have to eat spinach."

"Why do they try to confuse me by calling groundhogs woodchucks? And really, aren't kangaroos and wallabies the same thing? "

" The worst batter in the world, if he swings, has a better chance than the best batter in the world with the bat on his shoulder. Swing!"

"It's not worth draining the pool for a lost quarter. Or even a quarter pounder."

"The universe has no respect for your time."

"Fog cannot endure under the glare of the sun. And the fog in your life cannot endure under the glare of the love of the Son."

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