Imagine you’re stopped at a construction site, and a laborer passes in front of your vehicle. He’s dressed in work clothes, covered in dirt and sweat. His face exhibits a day’s growth of beard, and his hair is messy from toiling for hours. He’s trudging to who-knows-where, hungry and exhausted from a hard day’s work.

I once met Goofy—well, actually a man who wore the costume of the character Goofy at Disneyland. He said while working there, he dated the woman who dressed up as Snow White. But sadly, their romance came to a heartbreaking end, when she left him for one of the three pigs. (Seriously, I’m not making this up).

Indiana Jones is the quintessential Halloween hero. The costume requires thirty seconds of prep, and no money. I grab my leather coat, brown fedora, whip, and voila! I’m set to go to our harvest party. He’s basically my alter-ego, but that’s another story.

How could someone accidentally run a marathon?  That’s sort of like accidentally going to work. Just ask Georgene Johnson. She signed up to run a 10K race in Cleveland, but unintentionally lined up for the marathon. At the four-mile mark she realized her mistake, and considered quitting, but she pressed on, and finished.

If someone asked Australian blogger, Norme, what he did today, he might be speaking truthfully if he said “Nothing.” You see, in 2024, he set a world record by standing motionless for 38 hours. Onlookers taunted him, women kissed him, and someone even spray-painted his clothing, attempting to distract him. But he ignored them.

In Kershaw County South Carolina, deputies arrested a man thanks to a bag of Cheetos. Nineteen-year-old Austin Presler broke into the Cassatt Country Store and stole beer, cigarettes, and snack foods. But his tasty treats led to his downfall.

Imagine straddling the apex of a house as it moves down the road, maneuvering a hundred-pound traffic light in the air, while maintaining your balance. Then pivoting 180 degrees, and slowly returning the light to its original position, while avoiding the possibility of tumbling to an untimely death. It was as easy as scaling the Eiffel Tower … blindfolded.

Imagine chewing the same piece of gum for thirty-six years! Colorado mother, Harriet Lasky, claimed she bought a piece of bubble gum when she was seven, and never threw it away. In a 1996 interview, Lasky stated she places it in a glass of water by her bed each night, and “first thing after breakfast, the gum goes in my mouth.”

At the age of nineteen, I was introduced to a ground-floor business opportunity. The nice man who was sharing it convinced me that millions of dollars would soon be flowing my way. I couldn’t pass it up. I borrowed some money to fund my business venture, and got ready to rake in the dough. I’m sure you can figure out how this story ends.

When my grandson Liam was four, he begged me for a bedtime story. My energy level was emptier than a dry gas tank, but the look in his eyes compelled me. I delivered a dramatic rendering of The Three Little Pigs, rivaling a Shakespearian actor. Afterwards, I sensed the Lord saying, “That was the most important thing you did today!”