• When to Stop Digging

    It is the eve of the day in which I have nothing written and ready for posting to my blog. For the past week I’ve been dealing with a case of writer’s block. Generally, writer’s block doesn’t stick around this long – maybe two or three days at worst – then the flood gate opens…

  • I’m old enough to recall when the television was considered furniture.

  • My rules for the road are simple: If you’re driving faster than me, you’re a maniac; slower than me; you’re an idiot.

  • Ordeal by Oil

    On many an evening, before bedtime, I will scratch my wife’s back until she hands me the Lavender Oil to rub out the itchy dryness she endures daily. “It also helps me sleep,” she explains. Knowing I have difficulty falling and staying asleep, she has recommended several times that I should try it. I finally…

  • Federal authorities say you’re not allowed to use marijuana if you’re using a laxative. You must either shit or get off the pot.

  • The Three Acts

    The door was open to the old church, turned community theater as I stepped inside. According to his cardboard sign, on stage was an unshaven man in ragged clothes, presenting a three-part act. Finishing Act I, he bowed, stepped behind the curtain and re-entered the stage from the other side. He finished the second act…

  • Confidence is silent while insecurity is loud.

  • Anagrammed

    “Hey, Dad – how did my sister Teresa, get her name?” “Because your mom loves Easter.” “I don’t get it.” “It’s an anagram.” “What’s that?” “It’s where you create a word, or a name or sentence using the letters of another word or name.” “How does it work?” “For instance ‘silent’ can be rearranged into…

  • So, according to the Mandela Effect, Easter commemorates when Jesus hid eggs for His disciples to find and then turned all the rabbits into chocolate, right?