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Category Archives: Sure it’s funny now
White Board Worthy
I’ve recently returned from a writers’ retreat and was thinking about what words of writing wisdom I could share with my Monday blog readers . . . but then I realized our highlights are NSFW. My friends do not, and … Continue reading
The Long and the (too) Short of it
I consider myself pretty low maintenance. I get my hair cut maybe twice a year. And usually only on impulse. I decided to get a haircut Friday. Seemed like a good idea, I could use a trim, it’d been several months, and I … Continue reading
Heard any good jokes lately?
Heard any good jokes lately? Heard any great jokes? What makes a joke great? I think it’s all about the context. Who’s telling the joke, where they’re telling the joke, why they’re telling the joke, and who they’re telling the … Continue reading
Now that’s what I’m talkin’ about!
We had a very long weekend booked solid with Bunco, meetings, obligations, a baptism and an anniversary sale. Come Sunday night, Dave and I were both ready to crack open a cold beer and watch some football. Instead of “football,” … Continue reading
Major e-Vent!
Monday! Monday! Monday! (echo, echo, echo) Welcome to my Major e-Vent! It’s been a rough couple of months… the weddings, the weather, the wellness, or lack thereof. I’ve been too busy to bitch, the grievances have been accumulating. What better … Continue reading
Posted in It's all about me, It's all about You, Sure it's funny now
Tagged complain, hilarity, Mary Lamphere, purge, redact, ridiculous, venting
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This is why I don’t do yard work.
So I cut my finger on Friday doing something I shouldn’t be doing, yard work. I had big plans for Saturday. Plans many years in the waiting. Previous scheduling conflicts seem like a better excuse than my two hours in … Continue reading
Posted in Holidaze, It's all about me, Sure it's funny now
Tagged canoe, ER, Happy Birthday Dave, hedge clippers, Mary Lamphere, stitches, Writers Block Party, yard work
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The Post Card Story
This is one of my favorite stories to tell. Now. For a long time, during and immediately after, I didn’t find the humor in it at all. My husband, however, was brought to giggles at the mere mention of it. … Continue reading