Entitlements
Rakesh had heard on the BBC that American politicians were fighting over whether to cut or increase entitlements—he just wished he had an entitlement to worry about. . . . . David, Sf.G.
Cinderella’s Slipper
The prince had watched Cinderella run out of the ballroom just before the stroke of midnight, and he ran down the castle steps after her, hoping to find out who the mysterious blonde was. As she ran, it looked like she lost a slipper; he quickly ran up and grabbed it, looking for a clue, but the only thing he found was the legend “Made in China” stamped on the sole. . . . . . David, Sf.G.
A New Perspective
Kenny, a corn and soybean farmer from Iowa, had always been proud of how hard he worked to get the best possible yield from his 640 acres, especially this year after the combine’s MP3 player and the A/C both broke on the last day of the soybean harvest. And then, while on a hard won vacation visiting India and driving through the foothills of the Himalayas, he began to get a new perspective on hard work . . . . David, Sf.G.
Low Bidder
Horatio had gotten his Masters degree in petroleum engineering from the University of Phoenix (on line) and, like the wildcatters of old, found what he thought should be a great oil well prospect and asked for bids to drill. He was beginning to think taking the lowest bidder may not have been the best choice . . . . David, Sf.G.
Where to Start?
Ralph had appraised a lot of real estate–commercial and residential–but looking at his most recent assignment all he could think of was, “Where to start?” There weren’t a lot of comparables in the neighborhood to give him a starting point. . . . . David, Sf.G.