I jumped at the chance to make 'em laugh at Open Mic at the Pleasanton Firehouse Arts Center on April 8. It was an opportunity to share my favorite form of prose, humor writing. Even though I may not win any awards for writing, I bet I can make you laugh out loud. Laughter is part of sharing the human experience. My Problems Are Like Yours When I share my work, people laugh and can relate. That’s because my problems are like yours. Does your husband need to be reminded each week to take out the trash? So does mine. Do your kids complain about everything from the way you drive to your fashion sense? Mine too. See what I mean? You’re just like me except I write about it, much to the chagrin … [Read more...]
14 Ways Guys Are Like Twitter
March 23, 2015 By 6 Comments
The men in our life can be funny, moody, straight shooters, and have the ability to get to the heart of a problem. Small talk? Not my guys! On social media, there’s one place they feel at home…Twitter. Do you know the 14 Ways Guys Are Like Twitter? 14 Ways Guys Are Like Twitter They only speak in 140 characters or less. THEY ARE LOUD AND TALK IN ALL CAPS. If they don’t like what someone says, they don’t reply. Spelling doesn’t matter….to them. Snark and attitude reign supreme. Random people may jump into their conversation. It’s not necessary to understand everything they say. Lurking around is permitted. They don’t need permission to voice their opinion. Both … [Read more...]
Mick Jagger Keeps Me Up at Night and Other Dreams
March 6, 2015 By 4 Comments
“Why’d you send me email at midnight with a link to 1,000 Ways to Clean Lint Out of the Dryer?” said my best friend, Jackie. “Can we talk? It was a long night,” I said, going on and on about my insomnia, sparing no details. You asked for it, babe. Can't Sleep “I couldn’t sleep. Nothing went right over the weekend. Lost car keys. Broken garage door. Fight with husband. Argument over homework with the kids,” I complained. “I just wanted to snuggle in bed and forget about the day, catch some serious shut-eye. But nooooooo.” “I know how you feel,” she said with a sigh. “Some days it’s impossible to clear your mind and go back to bed.” Mattress Lumpy and Other Complaints My night … [Read more...]
5 Ways to Add Humor to Your Memoir
March 2, 2015 By 7 Comments
Do you believe that memoir has to be serious in order to get your point across? Think again! Let me teach you 5 Ways to Add Humor to Your Memoir. Adding humor to memoir will hold the attention of the reader longer by lightening the mood. It also helps us remember what we were reading. In his bestselling book, “On Writing Well,” author William Zinsser, writes that “humor is the secret weapon of the nonfiction writer.” It is often the best tool and only tool for making an important point. https://davehood59.wordpress.com/2013/07/25/adding-humor-to-your-creative-nonfiction-writing/ 1. Use funny sounding words Words that have the hard “k” and “p” elicit humor. We can’t help but … [Read more...]
9 Survival Tips for Parents of Teenage Boys
February 10, 2015 By 4 Comments
Is your teen the master of exaggeration? Are all his responses one syllable like "okay," "yeah" or "whatever"? Does he seem to speak in a foreign language? Congratulations you are the proud parents of a teenage boy! Here's a list of down-to-earth tips with ways to get you through the next few years, 9 Survival Tips for Parents of Teenage Boys. Give it a shot! Might as well have a little fun while you're at it. Never Look Directly in the Eyes Look to the right or left of the head, above the eyes, eyebrows or the forehead but whatever you do, never stare directly into the eyes. Like staring into the eye of Slytherin’s Basilisk in Harry Potter movies, eyes have the power to instantly kill … [Read more...]
Unlock the Secret of Who Did Deflate Gate
January 30, 2015 By 4 Comments
Deflate Gate Are you sick of hearing about the NFL investigation against the New England Patriots, unofficially called Deflate Gate? The NFL believes that the Patriots used under-inflated footballs in the first half of Sunday's game against the Indianapolis Colts. For God's sake, even Bill Nye the Science Guy's getting involved in the scandal. Now I don't know much about football as anyone who knows me will attest to but I do know a lot about statistics. There's practically a zero probability that 11 out of 12 footballs were accidentally deflated. Come on Patriots, how stupid do we look? Watch below for the secret of who did deflate gate. *This YouTube video was created by Ryan … [Read more...]
Top 9 Lessons from the Bachelor for Daughters
January 21, 2015 By 2 Comments
Criticize me if you will, but my guilty pleasure is watching the Bachelor and the Bachelorette with my daughter since 2002. It’s my way to teach my daughter dating advice, “Top 9 Lessons from the Bachelor for Daughters.” This season, 33-year-old Chris Soules, a farmer from Iowa, aptly named Price Farming, tries to pick a mate from 30 contestants fighting for his err…heart and other things. Why Jimmy Kimmel? For reasons unknown, the producers decided to add Jimmy Kimmel to the mix. He sabotaged dates, asked uncomfortable questions, made strange comments and most importantly, almost ruined my reason for watching the Bachelor. Thanks Jimmy, you succeeded in making me feel stupid and … [Read more...]
Exercise Daily, Eat Wisely, Die Anyway
January 13, 2015 By 4 Comments
My guest blogger for January is humorist Camille DeFer Thompson. She has a quirky take on life and finds the funny in every day things. She really cracks me up! Exercise Daily, Eat Wisely, Die Anyway I never would have retired if I had known I had to stay active, exercise daily and eat wisely. At my last check-up, my GP admonished me to add some exercise to my sedentary lifestyle. I failed in my attempt to convince him that I get a daily workout climbing the stairs in the house umpteen times retrieving things I forgot. To shut him up, I joined the low-impact aerobics class at the local senior center. Easy peasy, I thought. After all, I’m only a whisper past my fifties. Heck, I don’t … [Read more...]
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