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When the “Our Place Restaurant” in Manfield, Texas ran out of soup, they would not discount their Saturday Special or offer a substitute to Dwain Downey. Instead of shrugging it off, Downey, who happens to be an attorney, sent them a demand letter for $2.25, along with an additional $250.00 fee for writing…

In the Disney animated movie Kung Fu Panda, Po is a struggling young panda working in his family’s noodle shop. Through a series of events, he receives the chance of a lifetime, his dream, to train with the Kung Fu masters. Under the leadership of Master OOgway, who is a mature, old turtle, Po begins…

Sometimes patience is hard to achieve, and sometimes it is even hard to understand why it is necessary. A San Francisco man discovered why it may be prudent though. Impatient with a line of cars that had come to a standstill, he drove his Porsche 911 into an adjacent lane to go around. His high priced…

In Lead with LUV: A Different Way to Create Real Success, Ken Blanchard and Colleen Barrett write, “I demonstrate love as patience when helping People who are down on their luck by showing them that I care about their problems. I want to help them rebuild their self-confidence so that they can, in turn,…

Pedestrian Aggressiveness Syndrome (PAS) is the name given by psychologists to those who walk in a very brisk and directed manner on busy city sidewalks. The aggressiveness comes when they encounter dawdlers in their path who are intent with their cell phones, either talking or texting. As they pass,…

A new survey taken in Great Britain has found that a nation known for their ability to wait in line may be losing some of their patience. The results show the average British adult is now only able to stand in line for 10 minutes and 42 seconds before their tempers start to flare. The survey also found…

One airline passenger became so irate that he could not claim his $15,000 winning scratch card while on board a flight that he took rather odd action — he ate his ticket. Cabin crew on a Thursday flight from Krakow, Poland, to the U.K.'s East Midlands airport congratulated the winner and advised him…

A Pennsylvania church is facing persecution for something they can’t do anything about. In April, the state Department of transportation closed Route 217 in front of Bible Baptist Church in Derry Township to build a new bridge. Since then, area motorists have grown angry at the church because they are…

"I want to thank You, Lord, for being close to me so far this day. With Your help, I haven't been impatient, lost my temper, been grumpy, judgmental, or envious of anyone. But I will be getting out of bed in a minute, and I think I will really need Your help then. Amen"

PATIENCE Don’t ask China’s sixty-six year old Lian Jiansheng, for compassion. Lian was an observer at a possible suicide jumper event in the city of Guangzhou in southern China. Chen Fuchao had been atop the Haizhu Bridge, threatening to jump for 5 hours. Officials held up traffic for nearly five hours…

Patience The alarm clock screams at you at an ungodly hour. Your kids can't find their socks, won't look for them and expect you to know where they are. The milk and your husband have something in common . . . they are both spoiled. He's upset because he wants to hear "snap, crackle and pop" while he…

Worth Waiting For I hate to wait. We were in a hurry. (Aren't we always.) After eating lunch we were going to stop by the store, pick up a Diet Coke, then Susan was going to drop me off at the office and drive to work. We had just enough time. I searched for what I wanted and couldn't find it. They didn't…

ANGER Professional golfer Tommy Bolt died in 2008 at the age of 92. Because of his displays of temper, many called him Thunder Bolt. He gave advice to others on how to display their displeasure properly on a golf course. One of his favorites was, “Always throw the club ahead of you so you can pick it…

Waiting "But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint." (Isaiah 40:31 KJV) Ho hum. Are the Olympics over yet? I know that as a avid sports fan I was supposed to get excited about…

Results, Not Excuses For some time now, the members of our church that work at Intel have been praying against my office computer with a Cyrix CPU. Their prayers were answered last week--it gasped, and returned multiple registry errors as I rushed it to the local computer emergency room. The repairman…