Archive for October, 2008

Happy Halloweird


For 364 days each year, we as adults must act accordingly. We are expected to walk, talk and function as befitting a sane and responsible member of the human race. We’re supposed to act in a refined manner and not resort to doing anything that might be remotely embarrassing to ourselves or to our families. [...]

A Cubicle With A View


Have you ever seen someone buy a pet for a child who promised to take care of it, feed it and love it forever? Then after a couple of months the child tires of the pet and begins to ignore it? Maybe these people should begin by buying pets that are disposable. Goldfish make excellent [...]

Double Nickles


My life has been an endless struggle full of frustrations and challenges, but I finally found a hair color I like. I woke up this morning, rolled over in bed, grabbed hubby’s shoulders and shook him soundly. “Wake up, Honey. There’s an old lady in the house.” He opened one eye and grinned at me. “Tell [...]

The reason why I’m not writing a column this week


Lately I’ve been noticing how most all of our humor writers and newspaper columnists are writing on the same topic. Everything seems to center on politics, mainly the presidential election, the struggling economy, the Wall Street bailout, and taxes. I’ve even had a few people ask why I haven’t been writing any political columns or [...]

Hubby Ain’t A Hound Dog


Hubby Ain’t A Hound Dog (he’s not that easily trained)   Today, we’ll talk about how to train your new hubby and make him more obedient. The key to success in training your spouse is understanding how, and if, his mind works, and then incorporating that with proven training techniques. Remember, although your spouse likes [...]

What Would Lassie Think


This morning when I was getting dressed I suddenly realized that I’ve experienced a lot of personal growth this summer. The kind of personal growth that causes you to go up another dress size. It simply amazes me that it took two years for me to lose 65 pounds and it only took a couple [...]

Twisted History; some fractured facts about the apple


Fourscore and several years ago Sir Issac Newton sat daydreaming beneath an apple tree. I suppose he was dreaming of his girlfriend Apple Betty. Not because she was beautiful, or because he was smitten with her, but because she made the most delicious apple pie in the world. In fact, the first time Sir Issac [...]

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