Humor
October 18, 2009
- Tana French has written a wonder of a book. A writer’s dream. Many accolades. Many stellar reviews. Prizes. Bestsellerdom. All thoroughly well-deserved in my eyes. So why should I feel an overpowering need to spring to her defense? Having just finished IN THE WOODS, I clicked onto reader reviews on the Amazon and Barnes and Noble websites and was totally unprepared for ...
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October 17, 2009
- The dentist I'm recently switched to is the furthest thing from that sadist Nazi, Josef Mengele. I have been to a lot of dentists, and he is probably the gentlest. I like him, and I trust him. Now that that is out of the way, let me tell you about my last appointment. There was HAMMERING. There was SCRAPING. There was DRILLING. ...
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October 16, 2009
- I used to be a Presbyterian minister. That was back in the days before they found a cure (rim shot). But seriously, folks, take my Bible—please!I kid. Well, not about being a Presbyterian minister. I really was one, in Omaha, Nebraska, serving a little church called Florence Presbyterian. When I tell people I used to be a minister I get a variety of reactions, but when I say “in Omaha,” ...
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October 16, 2009
- The autumnal cold has settled in with its resulting plagues and flux, one of which has greedily taken possession of my lungs, joints and all systems that formerly functioned. Whether of the regular bubonic variety or the new chic piggy strain, I have no idea, but I’m dealing with it in a prudent manner. Lots of mindless TV, lots of plaid flannel, lots of Ben and Jerry’s, an enormous stack ...
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October 14, 2009
- “Awwww, it’s a PUPPY. A-DOR-able.” A cloud of designer fragrance wafts from the woman and her eighteen-carat bangles clink seductively as she reaches out a manicured hand to the squirming bundle in my arms. “You mean, ABHOR-able,” I mutter as the puppy pees ever so gently, warm and wet and drizzling down my favorite sweater. Designer Lady continues ...
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October 14, 2009
- Tonight I will be attending and participating in the Litquake event honoring Amy Tan at San Francisco’s Herbst Theater. If you don’t know what Litquake is, you should check it out. Litquake makes San Francisco cooler than New York. In fact, Litquake makes San Francisco cooler than San Francisco.Tonight’s occasion is the presentation of the Barbary Coast Award to Amy, a literary gem of this ...
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October 13, 2009
- I’ve only been a-blogging for a month now and am fascinated by the how, when, and why of it all. Especially the stats. Who loves me? For how long? What could I possibly have written to make you out there in where-ever-ville read me; me, whom you don’t even know! So, after a short story (which was well received), several doggy-humor pieces, and a couple personal posts, ...
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October 11, 2009
- Arrange a hundred decks of cards in front of you. Choose a card. Lay it down on the table. Choose another. Then another. Then another. Lean each one against the next, each time seeking the balance point. Carefully choose your cards. Carefully build your structure. Watch it grow higher and higher. Keep this up for several months, or years.When the structure is in place, return ...
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October 9, 2009
- We, the harmonica players of the world, have worked long and hard to bring our reputation up out of the gutter and onto the sidewalk where it belongs. Historically we have not been granted our place in the orchestra of life; people would not hire us for any but the most menial tasks; the police pulled us over for simply playing our instrument while driving. (That is NOT a euphemism). Many of the ...
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October 9, 2009
- "You're in a chatty mood these days," I called out to my upstairs neighbor, Hugh Lafferty, just minutes ago.Hugh opened the ceiling door to the attic and looked down: "They want to ban bacon," he rumbled gloomily with an even more worried frown than usual. Hugh's explanation is here.
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