Extreme Problem Solving

You don't have to be a Ninja to reach impossible goals, but it might help. However, if your goals are simple, use simple solutions. Don't let the solution cost more than the problem.



Lydia knew there was an easier way to the
stored grain, but 'easy' wasn't an inspiration to Lydia.

Success is in the Details

Don't forge ahead on your big plans until you've checked out the details and can make a fairly accurate prediction on how things are going to work out.

Jose was well intentioned, but didn't stop to consider that

chickens don't carry money.

I Can't Do That...

We believe with firm conviction in the things we can't do and only halfheartedly in those things we CAN do. We need to reverse that thinking and discover what incredibly talented beings we are.


Shy Oswald's heart was breaking with his unspoken love for Collette.
It pained him that chickens didn't write poetry.

Let Your Light So Shine...

Some people feel that having a grievance is to have a purpose in life. These people are sad clear to the bone. Spread handfuls of joy in place of resentment.

Old Lester wasn't happy unless he was really, really angry.

The Seven Deadly Excuses...

No matter what the outside influences might be, self destructive behaviors are fueled from within.

Locked in the embrace of a forbidden, senseless passion,

Caroline knew her greatest weakness was herself.

The Best Laid Plans...

Not all interuptions or obstacles are bad things. An unexpected change in your plans may lead you into a direction that has delightful surprises awaiting you.

Timmy knew himself doomed to an afternoon of Prokofiev

and Paganini.

It's a Numbers Game...

Outside of the spiritual nearly all questions can be answered in some form of scientific formula. God is, afterall, the great mathematician.


Caroline did not understand which came first, the chicken or
the egg, until Lydia explained it to her mathematically.

(Thanks to Lou Keller for the formula for the beginning of chicken life!)

Stars in My Eyes

The answers we seek to some of life's most difficult problems are probably closer than we think.

Lydia finally had proof there was life on other planets!

Welcome to my fantasy...

Involving other people in your dreams has its risks. Be prepared for a lot of criticism, laughter and derision. Choose your intimates wisely.

Mimi's hysterical pleas of 'not so fast' were

beginning to weary Edward.