It’s Halloween time. I think I can still use the word ‘Halloween’ without offending too many people. There are so many rules about what you can and can’t say that I have trouble keeping everything straight. The bottom line is this…I have a lot of fond memories about my childhood Halloweens. As I’ve gotten older,…
Category: comedy
The Trouble with Tweeners
Downsizing isn’t easy. I’ve been working on it for over 4 years now and I’m not sure I’m making much progress. I keep asking myself, “How did I get so many tweeners?” Let me start by saying that I don’t consider myself to be a hoarder. I can get rid of things that I don’t…
I’m Not Humpty-Dumpty
My last story about almost falling brought back memories of quite a few times when I actually fell. I made out a little better than a certain nursery rhyme character we’ve all read about, but it wasn’t easy to always be the faller. When I was little-in age, not size-I used to fall quite often….
Life Throws You a Willy
I was out for a shuffle and realized that sometimes, you just don’t see it coming. It was early Monday morning when I headed out the door dressed in my shuffle shorts, shoes, and shirt. That’s a lot of S’s at a time when the only ‘S’ I really wanted was sleep. Shortly into my…
Can’t Always Get What You Want
Someone I know had a birthday last week. I ordered a cake and yes, it was from the same store where the lady talked deli to me so it didn’t go off without a hitch or glitch or whatever you call it. In fact, the whole experience reminded me of a song that came out…
She Left a What?
Over a 3-day period I participated in several meetings with a few people I had just met. Something funny happened during one of those meetings that got me thinking. We were heavily involved in our first discussion when one attendee leaned forward to rest her arms on the table while she shared her perspective. The…
My Fruit of the Womb 