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People My Age
It happens every year, try as I might to avoid it. Annually. At about the same time each year. On the same damn day, even. Every bloomin’ year! What’s with that? For the last 15 years, I’ve tried to...
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Devil Dog
As a kid, one of my very favorite snacks was a Devil Dog. A Drake’s Devil Dog. Folks who live in Maine, or whose moms baked know them as Whoopie Pies. But every day after school, I’d come home …...
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Married People
Married people are screwed. That didn’t sound right. Married people don’t get any. Closer. But no cigar (which is good; cigars are disgusting). There are no good songs about married people who have...
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The Funniest Ad I Have Ever Seen
I only hope my husband doesn’t think this would make an appropriate Valentine’s Day gift.
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TRIFECTA!
When I studied humor writing, I was taught something called “The Rule of Three.” As the second deity in my holy research trinity, Wikipedia, says: The rule of three is a writing principle that suggests...
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A Is For Algorithm
You will be surprised to learn that I didn’t plan on posting about this. I figured that anybody who has ever read my blog knows precisely where I stand on this issue. So I left it in that barren...
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Earth Day/Birthday — Recycled Recycled Post
Today, April 22, is Earth Day! It’s the 45th Anniversary of the very first Earth Day. Here is Walter Cronkite’s report on the first Earth Day, 1970: It would also be my late sister Judy’s 63rd...
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Everybody Hates Birthdays
It’s Duncan’s First Birthday! There are presents! There are treats! There are new things that squeak! And there are these damn hats. What’s with these damn hats? Now that he’s a year old, Duncan is...
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Do I Hear Five?
On May 29, 2011, I was fifty-four and a half years old. And I was seriously irritated at the GOP in Congress. You see, they had announced that they were going to take away Medicare from those then...
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The End of My Rope — Again
Just like three years ago, I am anxiously awaiting the Supreme Court’s decision on the Affordable Care Act. Three years ago, I was fairly certain that the right-leaning Court would deem Obamacare...
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My Candidate for President — 2016
I have a pretty good track record in choosing Presidents. Sometimes, I’m way ahead of the game. I decided in 2004 that I wanted Obama for President. Sadly, I didn’t notice him on the ballot for a...
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Tush Technology
You guys know that I’m all about news. You guys also know that I’m all about bathrooms. Today, I am about bathroom news. Eat your heart out, Fox News! Today, I am, well, not proud to tell you about...
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We Are Not Alone!
Last week, I read Bloggess Jenny Lawson’s new book Furiously Happy. Furiously Happy deals with Jenny’s mental health issues, how she copes with them, and, importantly how they help make her the person...
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Because You Need To Know
Every day of my life, I thank my lucky stars when I get up, go into my clean bathroom, and take care of business. Some days of my life, I’m less thankful when I am somewhere where the only “facilities”...
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Jerks with Joysticks
Yes, I did watch some of it. Last night’s GOP debate. I actually watched as these clowns stroked themselves and postured about who was more willing to kill innocent men women and children. These men...
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TV Worth Watching
Well, I’m way behind in blog writing, blog reading. Even way behind on watching the stuff I’ve stuffed onto my DVR. So this clip is nearly two days old, and you might have seen it. But if you haven’t...
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Water, ummmmmmm
Am I the only one who thinks that this waterfall might just be a metaphor for the way the world is going right now? Back-asswards if you ask me. Which of course you didn’t.
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A Really Weird Day
Comedy and life works in threes. Today was no exception. Or maybe it’s just a weird day. You see, every morning I check reports on the status of the DC area’s Metro system. I don’t take Metro — it...
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Sometimes, it’s just too easy
Really, I know that it’s a long way till November. And I know that we are all realizing that we laughed at Donald Dfrumpf to our peril. And I also know that with this video, I am acknowledging that he...
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I Don’t Usually Brag
But sometimes I just can’t hold it. If you want to know if you know as much about shit as a fake medical professional/real expert shitter, here’s the link.
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