Sell your life to a stranger You might be able to sell your life insurance policy for quick cash, but it's a little creepy to think that someone you don't know could profit from your demise.

When a stranger calls - with a hot tip Question: I received a call from a broker who gave me a strong recommendation to buy a stock. While he told me I could buy it without him, he said we could make a lot of money going forward if I used him. Should I have listened to him? The stock he...

My dad had just travelled to a different city for a doctor ordered break. Thursday night he ended up wandering around outside the hospital. A man asked my dad if he was ok and dad replied no. The thoughtful stranger asked if dad would follow him into the hospital, dad agreed and took a couple...

<SPAN class=storyheadine>This story is from my local newspaper, the Sunshine Coast Daily:</SPAN> <SPAN class=storyheadine>'I forgot my PIN and a stranger handed over $85 for my fuel!'</SPAN> 18.09.2005 <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=468 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD...

I'm wondering about your avatar.  Is that one of your furbabies?  S/he is very handsome. Congratulations on reaching 13000 posts, Dee. It's quite a milestone.

~~ Sunday's Stranger ~~ The parking lot filled rapidly on Sunday morning as members of the large church congregation filed into church. As usually happens in a church that size, each member had developed a certain comfort zone - a block of space within those four church walls that...

I don't make sympathy cards. For one I'm a depressive and two I'm not good with other people's emotions. My brother has asked me to make him one quickly as he can't find an appropreate one to buy. His friend that he works with has lost his 2 1/2 year old little girl this week :( She 'was' a...