Category Archives: Wimp book

That’s What I GET!

Listen in and laugh along… TODAY’S LAUGH: Okay, I know what you’re going to say: “Mary, that’s what you get for leaving your Christmas decorations up until May!” Yes, I confess. The evergreen wreath I set on the planter outside … Continue reading

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BEE-Hind Revisited

Listen and laugh along… TODAY’S LAUGH: Okay, true confession time. I’ve been walking on the treadmill a lot lately but just walking on the treadmill has got to be the single most BORING way to exercise. So to distract myself … Continue reading

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You Plus Me = SIX?

TODAY’S LAUGH: Philosopher William James said, “Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present– each person as he sees himself, each person as the other person sees him, and each person as he really is.” “Ahhh,” said the … Continue reading

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Wild Oats

TODAY’S LAUGH: It’s been hard enough to have my Barbie-dreams became Mrs.-Potato-Head-reality. Now friends saw a bumper sticker that takes my mid-life lament to a new level: “WHEN DID MY WILD OATS TURN INTO SHREDDED WHEAT?” (Why they told ME … Continue reading

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Time to Buckle Down!

TODAY’S LAUGH: This time of year I hear my father* saying, “Time to buckle down!” And I obey, even though he’s been gone forty years. Ah, I love the idea that my kids, years and years from now, will still … Continue reading

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My Email Runneth Over With…

TODAY’S LAUGH: Remember the old Ed Ames song, “My Cup Runneth Over (with Love)”? Here’s my version (feel free to sing along now): Sometimes in the morning, when shadows are deep I open my email (I’m still half asleep) I … Continue reading

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Life Online: What’s Not to LOVE?

(NOTE FROM MARY: Dozens of you have entered the “Mention a Friend” drawing, and you bless my heart with your comments about what your friends mean to you. Keep ‘em coming! Enter every day, enter all your friends… I LOVE … Continue reading

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Two Pound Cupcake

TODAY’S LAUGH: DaHusband and I had an official DATE on Sunday afternoon, while daughter KT and her boys stayed with DaMama. We caught a movie, then lunched at DQ, grabbed a couple Buster Bars and headed to the local park. … Continue reading

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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

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Next Stop: Traffic Court

TODAY’S LAUGH: Have you heard the latest? A new term describes the newest driving offense: DWT for “driving while texting.”  I’m not coordinated enough to get arrested for this. Besides, texting costs a small fortune on our cell plan. I’m … Continue reading

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