finding the funny
file it under funny
The little absurdities of life seem to be some of the few things that can make me laugh these days – and those that get filed under “ridiculous” are at the top of that pile. To wit: Our office space at home (aka our former dining room) is perfectly laid out for maximum efficiency, thanks […]
pass or play
It’s that time of the decade again – time to renew our passports. And, as often happens with B. and me, the occasion resembled more a Marx Brothers movie than smooth sailing. Honk, honk. The online renewal option should have made it a breeze. (Previous passport-getting adventures had involved long lines at the post office, […]
vow to laugh
As anyone who knows B. and me can attest, we don’t always do things conventionally – and that includes our wedding. Rather than a large, catered party in a really swell venue with lots and lots of people, food, and music, we opted for just a tiny celebration – the two of us and two […]
not so gym dandy
If you ask me to name my favorite subjects in junior high and high school, it would be easy – I’d say English (the more reading, the better), French, art, and geometry (I loved figuring out those proofs). And if you asked me my least favorite, it would be even easier – gym. (Okay, trigonometry […]
letting chips fall
Today is National Chocolate Chip Day (yay!). To celebrate (and to give everyone a few chuckles at a time when we could all use a batch or two), I thought I’d rerun this post from several years ago. It’s me at my Lucy best in the kitchen – always a recipe for laughter. Enjoy – […]
my life as a meerkat
If you’re familiar with meerkats, you know that they are adorable-looking creatures, with patches around their eyes, known for standing up on their hind legs a lot of the time and always focused on what’s above them. (Google them – they’re cute.) Like skinny little sentries, they stand guard for their friends and themselves, always […]
reading the room
For someone who reads as much as I do, it might come as a surprise that I’ve only belonged to one book group – and that my tenure there lasted only through a few books. Not because of the “book” part (although the choices were not my thing) but because of the “group” thing – […]
laughing through the snow
One more from the holiday archive. This post made me – and a lot of my readers – laugh when it first appeared in this blog several years ago. And because laughter is the best gift I can give you all right now, I thought I’d enhance it (including a new title), put a big […]
do you hear what i hear?
I first wrote a version of this blog post a few years ago under a different title; given how much we can all benefit from laughter this holiday season, I thought I’d reprise – and revise – it here, adding a few more chuckles per column inch. May all your celebrations be bright. (Helpful hint: […]
heads up
When it comes to baking, sweets are my forte. Cookies, cakes, the occasional pie – you get it. But when it comes to bread – real bread, that is, not a banana or zucchini one – not so much. And for good reason. On one occasion, I used water that was too hot and killed […]
rice on your head 