Tag: Comedy
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Happy 42nd (+5) Birthday to Me!
Five years ago I went on a quest. A quest to 42 places that occur in Douglas Adams Novels, over 42 days, for my 42nd Birthday. Beginning on March 7 (The 42nd Anniversary of the first radio broadcast of The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy), you’ll notice some changes to my run-of-the-mill, whatever-is-up-with-me-now, Aspirations Blog.…
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Publication Announcement: For The Empire
My flash story, For The Empire, has been published in Imitation Fruit Literary Journal
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Finnemore Fridays: Who are the bad guys?
One reason why I am such a huge fan of John Finnemore is that his humorous sketches convey a clear and unambiguous message about who the bad guys are in our world. Bad guys are not interested in 1) Being Nice 2) Having Fun or 3) Empathy. DOWN WITH BAD GUYS!MORE GUYS IN THE WORLD…
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Finnemore Fridays: Are You Registered?
A funny message for you about voting via a John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme sketch which is about ghosts who have a message for you about voting.
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Finnemore Fridays: Don’t Tell Me, Please
I henceforth resume my Finnemore Fridays, celebrating my favorite comic writer, beginning with the My Dog Song.
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Finnemore Fridays: A New Kind of Dog Show
John Finnemore unearths the big secrets of Dog Shows with humor.
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Finnemore Fridays: Train Travel
Amtrak and I have a love-hate relationship. I love the uninterrupted (except by beautiful views) work time. I often choose the train to travel so I can QC audiobooks, write, and occasionally catch up on sleep from late-night recording sessions. Something about the Ca-Chunk, Ca-Chunk rhythm (modern trains do not clickety-clack, alas) and the camaraderie of…
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Finnemore Fridays: Procrastination, Anyone?
Ahhh, procrastination is such a useful tool for getting everything done except what you should be doing. Here’s a funny little song to enjoy as you head into a weekend full of chores that need doing (so you’ll probably binge-watch something great).
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Finnemore Fridays: Interdivention
Anything we humans can do, we can do a little too much of. This week, a blogger friend, Emily Randolph-Epstein, wrote a post asking for help with her tendency to hyper focus, sometimes on the wrong things. I replied in the comments, and she found it useful. Her post, and my response to it, made me think of…