Tag Archives: humor

The Rosie Project

…And here is what I decided to read next: The Rosie Project: A Novel by Graeme Simsion I began this book yesterday evening (February 27).  By page two I was already laughing!  This one probably won’t take me very long … Continue reading

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Lost for Words

So yes – I did stay in England; I am now reading Edward St. Aubyn’s Lost for Words. This story, however, takes place in modern England.  And Mr. St. Aubyn’s books are always a hoot – very clever and funny.  … Continue reading

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Too Funny…

On March 16th I started reading a book that my sister had and recommended – I was in the mood for something light.  And this book was perfect – totally silly, really; but extremely enjoyable.  I laughed my ass off: … Continue reading

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Doc Martin

Another thing that I’ve been enjoying lately (again, thanks to my sister who discovered it) is the British TV series “Doc Martin.”  I LOVE this show!  And it’s addicting!  I just cannot say enough good things about it, it is … Continue reading

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Crazy Cat Lady?

I recently learned that the people who lived across the street from the house where I used to live (where my brother-in-law is now living) packed up and moved away a couple of weeks ago. And there was a question … Continue reading

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August 2014

August was originally named Sextili in Latin, because it was the sixth month in the original ten-month Roman calendar under Romulus in 753 BC.  In 8 BC it was renamed in honor of Augustus [from Wikipedia].   It’s kind of amazing … Continue reading

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Jack Vance

On January 17th, I started reading Tales of the Dying Earth, by Jack Vance.  I finished that book on Thursday and yesterday I eagerly started reading Songs of the Dying Earth – which is a tribute to Mr. Vance, edited … Continue reading

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Tidying up…

I often jot down things that I think I might want to write a blog post about, but sometimes I don’t end up getting around to it – so I thought I’d just put some of these things here and … Continue reading

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well, this is interesting…

Every so often I check my spam mailbox to see if there is anything in there I need to look at before I delete them.  And once in a while I find some strange and interesting things.  Here is today’s … Continue reading

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“Priceless”

I really don’t like to forward emails all over the place or repeat what everybody else is saying, etc., etc. – but once in a while something strikes me.  I just got an email today from my brother with the … Continue reading

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Bits and Pieces…

Happy Monday! Well, first of all, I am rather proud of myself for doing the housework I’d decided to do today.  I have lately determined that Monday is my day to do that and to work on the garage (per … Continue reading

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09/9/13: a final thought…

…OK, so I’ve been trying to keep up with having a blog.  I am told that writers and artists (or anyone who wants to be “seen” in some way) need to make daily use of all of the Social Media … Continue reading

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WHAT, REALLY???

You have a Transfer worth $12M USD with us in the bank of America FROM THE DESK OF: MR.BRIAN MOYNIHAN. TELEX DEPARTMENT BANK OF AMERICA NEW YORK BRANCH OFFICE, USA. EMAIL: BRIANMONYNIHAN@ZING.VN INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) IN AFFILIATION WITH THE … Continue reading

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Here’s another good one…

From: A 0 L T E AM <hello@wxxinews.org> Sent: Thu, May 2, 2013 3:28 am Subject: S E C U R I T Y A L E R T ! Dear Customer, Your E-mail account has exceeded its limit and … Continue reading

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We’re in trouble now…

I think this is hysterical – here is the text of a spam email my sister got today.  She says, “Oh no!  I’m in big trouble!”     I have copied and pasted the email text verbatim.  Too funny. From: … Continue reading

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2/9/2013

I started a new puzzle yesterday – it’s called “Gecko Madness.” It’s another 1,000 piece monster – I actually got this for Dalton once because he is so good at puzzles, but he never did even open it. Now, every time he happens … Continue reading

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a storage unit story…

An interesting thing took place shortly before Christmas:  I had driven to our storage unit, where some of my things had been moved from out of the garage at my old place.  I wanted to get some of my Christmas … Continue reading

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