Santa's Secret Trove

"Every once in a while something might be for you in here." author unknown

Life,

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Business, Education, Health, Life, Pet, Wildlife

Since I gave up my car many years ago, I am on my feet a lot.  For this reason, while I am out,   I got to uncover many different and curious landscapes.  On one of my  frequent routes, a garden ornament sat against the wrought-iron fence always caused me to take a second look of  this rustic structure.
 

Because of its smallish size, this log-cabin look alike woodwork can also be used to store small tools.  But its roadside presence together with the inviting message etched on the top of its slant roof made me think otherwise.

It's possible I have just uncovered some place special.

Maybe this old wooden box is one of the many  unusual places where Santa hides his special gifts. 

A Merry and Peaceful Christmas to all!

-  Ayee 

 

Art of Giving: Bribery or Token of Appreciation

Recently an US company got some unwanted publicity.  It was reported that the company was being investigated by the government for bribery in a foreign country.  It looks like the prosecutors taking the matter seriously.    The items under investigation involved payments as little as $20.

No one likes to see bribery taking place in business.  As much bad taste as we all have on corruption, bribes and favors  will never disappear in the world of commerce.  Venal will only add another layer of obstacle and costs in doing business.  But once a successful business man told me that  bribery is good for business.  The extra creases to the wheels expedite business dealings.  -  Ayee

Happy Things

This is my second installment of the happy things that would bring hearty laughter and smile out of me.  And I am pleased to notice that the author of  The Happy Book* and I have similar inclination on the types of the things we like.  This exercise of jotting down my happy things had led me closer to where my personal happiness lies:

• Scoring an ace on a par-3 golf course*
• spotting a kitty dozing off in the sun on a windowsill*
• witnessing the reunion of a lost pet and its two-legged friend
• feeding ducks, squirrels, birdies in the park*
• watching "60 - Minutes" on Sunday nights*
• Complimenting a total stranger*
• shopping at the Emporium's bargain floor in downtown San Francisco
• Rescuing  an earthworm or a caterpillar from the side walks
• re-visitng James Herriot's animal stories
• knowing Saint Anthony is always on my side when I misplaced some thing important.

-  Ayee

*It indicates there is a similar entry in The Happy Book by Barbara Ann Kipfer, 1990.