Monthly Archives: March 2025

How to be Funny: Using the DRIP Method

Posted on March 21, 2025 by mitchteemley

How to be Funny Whether you’re a writer, teacher, politician or mortician, this three-part series will help you be wittier. In the previous post, I talked about the why of being funny. Now let’s look at the how. First and foremost, … Continue reading →

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Here’s Why Being Funny Matters

Posted on March 20, 2025 by mitchteemley

How to Be Funny Whether you’re a writer, teacher, politician or mortician, this three-part series will help you be wittier — or I’ll refund every penny you’ve paid! My first career was about funny. I spent 13+ years in sketch … Continue reading →

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Look Before You [Insert Disaster Here]

Posted on March 19, 2025 by mitchteemley

My daughter had finally reached the stage where she was ready to use the potty-training seat all by herself! (It’s OK, I’ll wait while you applaud.) Squeak, click, went the bathroom door. A moment later, there was a blood-curdling scream. … Continue reading →

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Love in the Time of COVID

Posted on March 18, 2025 by mitchteemley

Today is our 40th Engagement Anniversary. And so, exactly five years ago today, my wife and I celebrated it, as we always do, with a candle-lit dinner and a bottle of wine. Only this time we ate at the world’s … Continue reading →

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Joy and Nausea All at Once

Posted on March 17, 2025 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Some years back, I was booked as a guest speaker for a “Halloween Alternative” celebration on San Juan island, the largest of Washington state’s 400-isle San Juan group. Co-sponsored by churches on several of the bigger … Continue reading →

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Set Aside Your Fears and Walk!

Posted on March 16, 2025 by mitchteemley

Moonrise over the Sea of Galilee, the same body of water upon which Jesus called Peter to do the impossible, to set aside his fears and walk. ≅

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The Great Toilet Paper Panic of 2020

Posted on March 15, 2025 by mitchteemley

Five years ago today, we were on the verge of a pandemic. We didn’t know yet how serious it would become, but we knew a lockdown was coming. Result? There was a run on supermarket supplies — especially toilet paper! … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Reality 2.0

Posted on March 14, 2025 by mitchteemley

Reality isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Our external senses don’t tell us everything, just enough to function in the world around us, to pretend it’s orderly and makes sense. But meanwhile, there’s a whole other world inside of … Continue reading →

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In a World Where…

Posted on March 13, 2025 by mitchteemley

I love doing voice-overs. And fortunately have gotten to do a lot of them. As a member of the comedy trio Isaac Air Freight, I did my first voice-over as Little Joe in Prodigal Joe. Then went on to perform on … Continue reading →

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Let’s Go Dino Surfin’!

Posted on March 12, 2025 by mitchteemley

Music From My Movies As I mentioned in the previous Music from My Movies posts, I’ve written songs for each of my feature films. For my “cult classic comedy” Notzilla (MovieWeb), I wrote three early 60s-style tunes to play under the … Continue reading →

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