I’m not a big rocker and I don’t fawn over stars – I look for a table where I can sip wine at a rock concert and I almost literally tripped over Bernie Mac before I recognized him on South Beach – but it occurred to me last weekend that in order to be […]
just humor me
Hey Bargain, Get Your Ass Over Here
That looks about right to me. I am not the best bargain-shopper. I’m not even in the same shopping species as my sister-in-law Debby, who can go to any store and pay a fraction of the cost for whatever, and then qualify for free gas to drive her and her booty home, where I […]
O Little Christmas Ghetto
My brother, Jeff, is on Facebook now and I’m biweekly entertained by his posts on his hunting trips, walks through the woods near his cabin, interesting non-fiction books he’s reading, cooking sauerkraut for the church, and other details about the life of a happy, retired Renaissance Man. Occasionally he posts about his wife, Mary, […]
Barking Up the Right Tree
It’s official: We’re no longer going to be a pet-less house. We’re getting a dog. This proclamation comes after nearly two years of being without a pet (and I’m not counting Gilbert the Goldfish. Sorry, Gil, but if I can’t put my arm around your neck . . . if you don’t even have a […]
A Procrasti Nation of Writers
I had taken a long break from Just Humor Me for various and sundry reasons, but not because there was nothing to make fun of. I worked on a certain political campaign (not mentioning any names, but he’s still the L of the F W), went to Russia, had a class reunion, stayed in […]
You’ll Look Relatively Sweet Upon the Seat
My husband and I did something sweet and dorky and corny and precious and I’m hoping so uncool that later it seems uber-cool in retrospect. We bought a bicycle-built-for-two. I may or may not have written a blog about my bike riding skills or lack thereof. OK, just checked and no I have not. […]