Category Archives: Humor
People Aren’t the Only Crazy Ones
cheerfulmonk. Creative Commons license. Recently the Wall Street Journal had another “people are crazy” article…this time about people who run indoor marathons. Apparently in addition to the physical challenge of running long distances, the indoor variety adds the boredom … Continue reading
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Blaming
In a recent Dilbert cartoon the pointy-haired boss and Alice are talking: Alice: The new software is a disaster. Pointy-Haired Boss: Then why did you recommend it? Alice: This software is your idea. I recommended against it! Alice: So whose … Continue reading
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Planning Ahead
Have you ever done something like that? I have. Years ago I was on a business trip to Europe and bought an attractive tea-towel calendar (for the following year) for my mother-in-law. Unfortunately it was in the Fall so … Continue reading
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Bah Humbug! Merry Christmas!
The above cartoon reminds me of my husband’s Christmas stocking, illustrated on the left. One of his childhood traditions was for the family to listen to a record of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol on Christmas morning. When he was younger … Continue reading
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Honesty–Always the Best Policy?
Abbie Nelson, one of my favorite bloggers, is a stay-at-home mom with four children…ranging in age from toddler to first grader. If that weren’t enough, three of the children have special needs. Abbie is completely unpretentious and her posts are … Continue reading
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Santa Claus
The above cartoon made me wonder if our multitude of modern gadgets have ruined the magic of Santa Claus. This video reassured me: What about you? Did you believe in Santa when you were little? Did you … Continue reading
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Condolences
avinashkunnath. Creative Commons license. As I’ve mentioned before, Kaitlin and Torben are avid University of Michigan fans. They get season tickets to the football games and drive to Ann Arbor every weekend there’s a home game. Unfortunately Michigan didn’t do … Continue reading
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Cooking Adventures
As I mentioned in the comments to last week’s post, we had a bit of a culinary adventure with our supposedly 10-12 pound, precooked Thanksgiving turkey. They didn’t warn us it would be frozen and would need to be defrosted. … Continue reading
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An Easy Way to Save Trees
It’s not only gurus who are becoming obsolete. Some phone companies are no longer giving out phone books for residential numbers unless the customer requests one. Banthephonebook.com says if all phone companies adopt this idea it will save 5 … Continue reading
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Mañana
The window she is broken and the rain is comin’ in If someone doesn’t fix it I’ll be soaking to my skin But maybe in a day or two the rain will go away And who would need a window … Continue reading
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