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Tag Archives: funny
Impatience!
Source: Telegraph Forum “Perhaps there is only one cardinal sin: impatience. Because of impatience we were driven out of Paradise, because of impatience we cannot return.” ~W. H. Auden Two Major News Updates: 1. “Winter is coming still here!” According … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged funny, Groundhog Day, holiday, Ohio, Pennsylvania, silly, tradition, winter
21 Comments
Letting My Geek Flag Fly
Drama Geek logo by impactspiritwear.com My Real Memoir “Some are born geeks, some achieve geekness, and others have geekness thrust upon them.” ~William (“Willy the Geek”) Shakespeare “Drama Geeks.” That was what they called us. “They” being the letterman-jacketed “men” … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir, Quips and Quotes
Tagged acting, drama, funny, high school, My Real Memoir, Shakespeare, thespians
48 Comments
50 Signs of Winter
We Northern Hemisphereans are deep in the throes of winter! But thank goodness there are signs to guide us through. Or, in some cases, misguide us. Then again, laughter tends to have a warming effect — so read these and … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Popular Culture & Entertainment, Quips and Quotes
Tagged cold, funny, memes, photoblog, photography, snow, winter
43 Comments
It’s Their World, We Just Live In It
It’s been a while since I posted animal pics. So here they are because, well, animals! I do have a theme, though. It’s right there in the title and, our lame humanocity notwithstanding, it’s basically true. And I’m so glad … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
Tagged animals, cats, dogs, funny, humans, interaction, love, photoblog, photography
43 Comments
Questionable Advertising
I love bad advertising. Like the Chinese restaurant near us that boasts, We promise you “good food.” Or our favorite pizza place with the motto: The pizza you can eat! (as opposed to what, exactly?). On the other hand, some … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged advertising, bloopers, funny, hilarious, mottos, photoblog, photography, slogans
66 Comments
My Surreal Moment with Mr. Reagan
You can visit Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln at Disneyland by dodging the trolley, forgoing Goofy’s autograph, and hanging a hard right. As the curtains draw back, Mr. Lincoln rises painfully (you would too if your feet were bolted to … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir, Movies
Tagged 1990s, Die Hard, Disneyland, funny, president, Ronald Reagan, surreal
47 Comments
The Mother of All Calamities
My Real Memoir For our last big event before we officially started our freshman year of high school, BFF Jeff and I took a YMCA Caravan trip, with a dozen barely-teen boys and two barely-adult leaders. The previous summer’s Caravan … Continue reading
20 Different Versions of Jingle Bells
“Jingle Bells” is one ofthe most widely sung tunes in the world, although its lyrics vary from country to country. It was written by one-hit-wonder James Lord Pierpont (for Thanksgiving) in remembrance of the sleigh races in his hometown of … Continue reading
Happy 10th Anniversary of the End of the World!
Well, this is a holiday celebrated by no one. And yet, it seems at least worth mentioning that on this date ten years ago a series of cataclysmic events destroyed our planet. Or not. It all began with the end … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Memoir, Religion/Faith
Tagged Christmas, end of the world, funny, Mayan calendar, predictions, selfies
20 Comments
If-Then: My Teenage Equation
Photo by Andrea Piacquadio My Real Memoir The summer before high school was packed with equations. I’d signed up for summer classes at four-year-old La Mirada High, its sidewalks still warm from the exit treds of its first graduating class. … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir
Tagged acting, algebra, boy, funny, high school, math, My Real Memoir, teenage
26 Comments