Another one for the “it’s all relative” or conversely, “it’s all relatives”, file. Back in high school when Cory had his first semi-serious girlfriend he told me something that has stayed with me since. I am constantly amazed at the odd bits of information that stay with me while so many other things of seemingly [...]
Tag: Humor
Mama’s got a brand new toy…
We have a new toy at our house. I bet you won’t be able to guess what it is. No, it is not a Wii Fit. That is not what I would consider a new toy. I understand that it actually groans when you gain weight. I don’t need a mechanism that adds guilt to [...]
Perception is everything…
What can you do ultimately but laugh at some things? A case in point from the Noah files. When Noah was in middle school he was accused of being in a fight with another kid at school. Being the non-violent type, I was appropriately horrified. The vice principal performed an investigation to ascertain who threw [...]
“Shut the Chuck up!”
Well its back-to-school – for me. It has been a long three months without my students and frankly I have missed the interaction. A large cohort of our students graduated in May and I was sad to see them go. By virtue of the classes I teach, I typically see all the undergraduate students in [...]
Beware the taste-testing booth and begging children…
I am susceptible to influence - particularly food influence…which is why I hate being at the store on taste-testing day. You cannot covet that which you know nothing of. That is helpful to the easily influenced - what you don’t know can’t fatten you. I think market research must show that these taste-testing booths greatly [...]
TMI?
I think when most folks say TMI (Too Much Information) they are referencing the disclosure of private information from an individual that makes them uncomfortable. That is how I typically define it, but this morning as I attempt to catch up on my bulging email boxes I find myself screaming at the computer, “TMI!” And [...]
Are you the master of your midlife crisis?
I recently read an article that was advertised using the following headline, “Be the Master of Your Midlife Crisis.” Hmmmmm…it sounds like this author is going to put a positive spin on what is perceived to be negative; so I had to click the link if for no other reason than curiosity on what the [...]
THE NEW FORTY 