Today we have some guest writers at Just Humor Me. Namely, three old guys who were at Youngstown College in 1949 and had the misfortune of being interviewed for a man-on-the-street story in their college newspaper. I came across a PDF file of an old Jambar, the college newspaper at Youngstown State University, which was […]
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Wild Kingdom
My daughter and I were driving home from a music rehearsal recently and we saw a flock of black, wild pigs cross the street in front of us. They ran – if that’s what you can call it when a pig goes really fast – and I think the one in front looked both […]
What is Up With Me
Things are pretty grim when I can’t even write a blog within a week’s time. I would say I’ve been really busy, but you all know I’m a housewife, so I won’t even bother. Some of my favorite bloggers start out their blogs by apologizing for not writing for stretches at a time. […]
Artsy Fartsy
My husband and I went to Arti Gras last weekend. Arti Gras is like Mardi Gras except you don’t have to dress like a purple and green jester and you don’t get drunk. And there is no parade and no King. And no beads and no jazz music. OK, so it’s not like Mardi […]
Don’t Quote Me
My list of English language pet peeves is short but stocky. There’s the apostrophication addiction, the less-vs-fewer thing, the comma before an and, and how the Brits and Canadians throw u’s in after almost every o. I know, I know, they invented the language and we’re just a bunch of Yankee pikers. But honestly, […]
Housewifery
I must take umbrage with a regular reader of Just Humor Me. You never know when you’re going to end up on the internet. Barbara, today’s your day. My husband told me last night that Barbara, longtime friend and prehistoric supporter of Just Humor Me, said in a meeting that there was an ad […]