Years ago my parents sent me to a speed reading class. It was quite the craze in my high school days to be able to speed read. There is likely a whole legion of speed reader graduates in the new forty who have used their crazy speed reading skills to get ahead in life. The thing I [...]
Tag: Humor
Call me Nancy Drew…
A brown Christmas and spring-like temperatures - what in the world is going on here? Somehow, the Fargo area seems to be sitting in a relative weather bubble - and folks are enjoying (or lamenting - depending on who you are) weather that is very un-Fargo like for this time of year. The risk of a [...]
My letter to Santa…
I received an email from my friend Katherine that included a whole series of funny holiday cartoons. My favorite cartoon from the email was the one below...somehow I identified with that one the most. 😉 The cartoon reminded me that in all the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, I had yet to write [...]
Who is the turkey?
My Aunt Rosie used to always say, "Don't let the turkeys get you down!" By turkeys she meant the dumb people who crossed my path or who impeded my progress. I guess a turkey league somewhere cried foul (or is that fowl?) to such defamation, but the message stuck with me - dumb = turkey, turkey=dumb. [...]
Doll therapy…
Most folks are done playing with dolls by the time they reach the new forty - but not me. I have a new doll. And no, it is not a blow-up doll, nor does it require human hair and stick pins (although those dolls do have their place). 😉 My new doll was gifted to me [...]
How healthy is Santa?
WebMD -one of my favorite sites for health and medical information - is drilling down to the really important discussions of the holiday. They pose a critical question for our times on their site that I want to share with you who believe healthy living is the way to go. They ask, "How healthy is Santa?" [...]
Dissed robe!
When I say robe, what do you envision? Perhaps something made of plaid flannel, that is manly, knee level length, covers your night clothes and keeps you warm on chilly mornings? Or are you thinking of one of those really soft, fleece, floor length frocks that make you look and feel like a cozy stuffed animal? Perhaps you [...]
THE NEW FORTY 