By now, you’ve heard of Marie Kondo and her decluttering techniques. She’s perfected the art of tidying up and I hate her. She’s everywhere, bookstores, television, YouTube, Instagram, touting her own version of tidying up, which focuses on thanking your trash before you throw it away. What?!? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZfn_O4BiJ4 She’s forced Americans to rethink everything we’ve ever thought about clutter. But don’t let her charming personality fool you one bit. Behind that happy, smiley face, I sense a smug attitude. She’s out to make you feel like crap about your lifestyle. Marie Kondo, you think you’ve figured out how to bring Americans joy? Think … [Read more...]
Angel Bumps: Hello From Heaven Sneak Peek
November 28, 2018 By Leave a Comment
I’m thrilled to introduce my dear friend and funny lady, Anne Bardsley. We share a similar sense of humor, not afraid to perform stand-up and love to tease our family members. She’s released her new book, Angel Bumps: Hello from Heaven and I want to share it with you. Before you dive in, check out her blurb on Amazon! Take a deep breath and hold onto your heart because you are going on an emotion, spiritual, and loving journey. You will laugh. You will cry. Each author in Angel Bumps shares a sign from Heaven that reassured them that their love one is still near in spirit. After reading Angel Bumps, you may want to keep your eyes open. Your Angel Bump can come when you least expect … [Read more...]
How Long to Microwave 25-lb Turkey Prank
November 19, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Millennials, you think you’re so funny. “How Long Would It Take To Microwave a 25-lb Turkey” prank rolled through Internet this week, tricking your parents, Baby Boomers and Generation Xers. We willingly fell into the trap. After all, we’re guilty of protecting our Millennials from having to do anything more difficult than set the table on Thanksgiving. For most, this would be their first time to attempt to cook the mother of all birds, the turkey. We never suspected their question was not genuine. According to Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennials Millennials, also known as Generation Y or Gen Y, are the generational demographic cohort following Generation X and … [Read more...]
Netflix Cheated on My Husband
November 7, 2018 By 2 Comments
I tried ways to end my deception, but nothing worked. To protect my indiscretion, I routinely deleted my Internet browser history, shredded phone bills and swore my friends to secrecy. I Netflix cheated on my husband. Urban Dictionary - Netflix cheating Netflixing a TV series with your spouse/friends/significant other, and watching episodes while the other party is out. This creates the awkward situation where you have to decide if the other party now has to watch episodes by themselves, or skip ahead to catch up. Sorry babe, I'm already on Season 3, Episode 7 of "The Wire." Do you think you'll have time to catch up before we watch it together tomorrow? I know, I'm totally netflix … [Read more...]
Happy Halloween – Get Out The Map
October 26, 2018 By 2 Comments
Sometimes you meet a person and you just click. I knew within minutes that I was going to be friends with Regina Stoops, whether she liked it or not. Maybe it was because we had shared the same sense of humor or the fact that she was just plain fun to be around. That was over two years ago. Since then, we have raised money for charity through stand-up at venues throughout the East Bay, including Tommy T’s in Pleasanton and the Bankhead Arts Center in Livermore. Soon we discovered that we had similar goals too. She wanted to turn elements of her stand-up routines into a book. I wanted to give stand-up a shot, using my humorous short stories as material. Today I want to share her writing … [Read more...]
“You Know I Love You Because…” Guest Blogger Lori Duff
October 1, 2018 By Leave a Comment
I’m elated to feature another one of my favorite authors, Guest Blogger Lori Duff. She does it all with aplomb, National Award-Winning Columnist, Ghostwriter, Legal Writing Expert, Blogger, Humorist, and generally Fun-to-Be-Around gal plus an Amazon #1 Bestselling Author of Mismatched Shoes and Upside Down Pizza, The Armadillo, the Pickaxe, and the Laundry Basket, and You Know I Love You Because You're Still Alive. Lori never rests and that makes her my idol. We met and from the get-go, I knew I wanted to be her friend and share her story. You Know I Love You Because You're Still Alive This is award-winning humorist Lori B. Duff's third collection of highly relatable, … [Read more...]
Write Funny Using Simple Tools
September 26, 2018 By Leave a Comment
Want to write funny? Then you must immerse yourself in humor. Read the works of hilarious writers, like David Sedaris and Nora Ephron. In order to understand the cadence of a perfect joke, watch comedy sitcoms, such as Modern Family and Black-ish. Pay attention to a comedians' timing and delivery. Notice their facial expressions and body language. Once you understand the structure of a single joke, you’ll have no problem writing a longer humor piece. Check out the following tools in order to improve your humorous writing skills. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqXDwFSa0rs Read Funny Books 46 Hilarious Books Guaranteed To Make You Laugh Out Loud Want a fun new read to dive into? … [Read more...]
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Drug Bust Turns to Comedy Gold. Facebook Goes Crazy!
Did you ever think the results of a drug bust could turn into the funniest Facebook post in the history of social media? My friend, Crystal, summed it up. "I've seen bigger busts on Paw Patrol." On December 5, KTRE-TV in Tenaha, TX posted on their Facebook site a picture of four police offices with the loot collected after a drug bust proudly displayed on a table. The following comments were some of the funniest I’ve ever seen. Pure comedy gold. According to their Facebook post, “Officers with the Tenaha Police Department arrested three people on felony drug charges Monday after they executed a search warrant on a home and found marijuana, prescription pills, drug paraphernalia, … [Read more...]