Archive for July, 2008

31 Jul

Joke Writing - Anyone Can Write a Joke

Can anyone really write a joke. There is a simple answer to that question, have you ever said anything funny? If you can answer yes, to that question then you can write a joke.
I have made reference in my other articles about the fact that if you do not write things down, then you are [...]

31 Jul

Moving Mother Nightmares

I knew she wasn’t prepared. Now, to my horror, we sit in a dirty little hotel room and she’s left me laden with the stomach-whirling truth.
“You haven’t found a place to live, Mother?” I asked.
“Well, no. Not yet,” she replies, unconcerned. “I have a few places in mind but haven’t called anyone yet.”
My mind begins [...]

30 Jul

Finding Humour and Laughter in Everyday Places - Work, Transport, Home

Humor is everywhere that’s for sure. Have you ever been on a bus and overheard what people are saying? It might not seem funny at the time, but if you rewind it in your mind I’m sure you will find something funny comes out it. It can seem infuriating at the time, but if you look back [...]

30 Jul

How Twitter is Destroying Your Mind

In global terms, we should be thankful. Twitter is showing us a very important and revealing aspect of our humanity: a mind is not necessary for self expression. Or, as we say out here in California, “No es necessario!”
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29 Jul

The Laughter Factor - A Message From the Street

The day was miserably hot, 104 degrees in the shade with an unbearable 90% humidity. My car strained to keep the air-conditioner going in the stop-and-go traffic that was 98% stop. It was the kind of day when road rage begins to seem rational.
Trapped at a busy intersection in Dallas, I hoped the too-quick light [...]

29 Jul

How Hot is it? - 10 Funny Ways to Tell How Hot it Really Is

Well, the dog days of summer are here, but even some dogs don’t believe it. I’ve had several of them come up to me and say, “Hey, what’s up with the heat?” I don’t know. I don’t usually talk about the weather, unless there’s nothing else to talk about.
Have you ever been on the phone [...]

28 Jul

The Big Mac Aggressive Growth Fund

A man at McDonald’s today had his Number One Meal, and on the side he had himself an additional Big Mac. The man was too old to be trying out for middle-linebacker and did not seem to be rebounding from the throws of starvation. He looked like he had not seen a salad in a [...]

28 Jul

Celebrities & Other Animals I Met at the Zoo

I came to San Diego in the ’60s without a job - and wound up working in their famous zoo, meeting both human and animal stars from Lassie and King Tut to Art Linkletter, Jimmy Stewart and the world-renowned “chimp lady” from Africa, Jane Goodall.
Being close to Hollywood, many stars over the years donned dark [...]

27 Jul

My Eighteen Month Old Little Girl Scares Me

I have two sixteen year old boys. I have one 6 year old son. I have two girls under the age of 18 months. I have learned how to handle the boys. I have a great deal of experience with boys. I was once a boy. That helps.
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27 Jul

Night at the Beach

I was sitting on the beach and happened to notice the sun. It was setting, and it was both colorful and awe-inspiring. I decided to walk toward the sun to touch it; I stopped short, however, struck by a sudden temporary bout of logic and blindness in both eyes.
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