Category Archives: 1% solution
I’ve Got Barnacles WHERE?
TODAY’S LAUGH: I had a dental appointment on Monday. I’d missed my last appointment so I had a full year of crud to be excavated from my teeth. Hulga the Hygienist scraped and scraped at one particular spot. As she … Continue reading
Traffic Report
TODAY’S LAUGH: In our little town (pop. 60,000), one local morning TV weather includes shots from the station’s roof-mounted “Sky Cam.” Last week, the Sky Cam showed one lonely car on the street in front of the studio and the … Continue reading
In Memoriam: The Ice Monster
TODAY’S LAUGH: Last week, as I took the Ice Monster’s picture for this blog, I didn’t know that would be its last photo-op. Later that very day, I heard a crash and a clunk and looked outside. I.M. had fallen … Continue reading
I would have posted earlier but…
NOTE: APOLOGIES IF YOU HAD TROUBLE COMMENTING. WE’RE WORKING ON THE PROBLEM. MEANWHILE USE THE “CONTACT MARY” FIELD AND I’LL POST FOR YOU. Thanks. MP TODAY’S LAUGH: I would have posted this earlier today, but I spent almost an hour … Continue reading
Wishin’ and Hopin’ and Thinkin’ and Prayin’
TODAY’S LAUGH: Remember the old song* about the girl who wants the boy? (Weren’t they ALL about that?) “Wishin’ and Hopin’ and thinkin’ and prayin’ … plannin’ and dreamin’ each night of his charms, that won’t get you into his … Continue reading
“Happy New Year… You’re FAT!”
TODAY’S LAUGH: This new year brings the usual gazillion TV commercials for diet plans and miracle body-shaping gizmos, but also new TV shows like Canada’s “X-Weighted” and the “National Body Challenge” on the Discovery Health channel. Both feature folks who … Continue reading
The 1% Solution
TODAY’S LAUGH: Last January, I set three major goals for 2007: (1) To decrease my body mass by 25%. (2) To increase my income by 50%. (3) To be at least 150% more organized. (This may sound familiar… it’s the … Continue reading