Posts under ‘Humor’

The 7/12/10 issue of Time magazine quotes Santhos Thomas when Thomas learned that his 6-year-old daughter’s name was on the U.S. government’s no-fly list (Verbatim, p. 26).

My favorite comic strips of all time are: The Far Side, Calvin and Hobbes, Bloom Country, Life in Hell, Dilbert, Foxtrot, and Basic Instructions. If you’ve never heard of the last one, go immediately to basicinstructions.net and enjoy. I found out about Basic Instructions on Scott “Dilbert” Adams’s blog, and it turns out Scott Meyers, [...]

A while back, I heard the phrase “beaten to death by butterflies” to describe how all the little stresses of work and life cumulatively add up to a overwhelming sense of helplessness or failure. Exercise and eating habits can fall to the wayside because they just add to the swarm. I’d really like to hear [...]

We adopted 2 kitties from FOCAS a few months ago, and I got it in my head to try clicker training them. I had a few false starts, but after a little research on YouTube, I’m getting pretty good results. One of the super useful things about clicker training is that you can train your [...]

New core exercise! The Kitten Crunch! You’ll need to adopt a cute kitten (or 2) from your local shelter or animal welfare group. When the kitten on your lap decides to take a nap, hold the position below for 30 seconds. As your core gets stronger and your kitten gets older, you should be able [...]

My husband, who likes solving crosswords, sometimes asks me for help. Apparently, looking up words in a dictionary and asking your wife for answers is not cheating. Buying a special crossword dictionary or searching Google is. Today, Alan asked: Do you know the song “The Year of the Cat”? Me: No. *pause* Alan: Do you [...]

From baseball great Jimmy Piersall (at Annie’s Mailbox): “Spread the diaper in the position of the diamond with you at bat. Then fold second base down to home and set the baby on the pitcher’s mound. Put first base and third together, bring up home plate and pin the three together. Of course, in case [...]

My husband announced he was making steak for dinner and started making noise in the kitchen. I noticed that he had pulled out our cocktail shaker and a few bottles of liquor. I noted, “That doesn’t look like steak…” He gave me a LOOK and said: Baby, you clearly don’t understand The Process. He then [...]

This is my husband’s impression of Twitter: Got one leg in my underwear! Got the other one in! Pulling my underwear up now! Feels good! Happy anniversary, sweetie! Love you for making me laugh!

Remember the fluffy cat that stuck its head in the tiny plastic box?