Epic Fail……………..
We should all be keeping a journal about this historic time. I must have four or five blank or half-filled journals around here, but haven’t begun nary a one. I keep telling myself that my […]
Tag: humor
Dinner & a Big Bill
Artwork by Lauren Faulkenberry. Idea/text by Bill Spencer. Lauren Faulkenberry is a novelist and illustrator living in western North Carolina. Originally from South Carolina, she has worked as an archaeologist, an editor, and a ranger […]
What if Beatles Songs Were About the Pandemic?
We might have songs like: Help! I Need Some Toilet Paper! All You Need is Hand Sanitizer Can’t Buy Me Lysol Wipes Eight Zoom Meetings a Week She’s Leaving Home to Go to The Grocery […]
World Leaders Gear Up for Postponed Olympics
Many world leaders are seeking to inspire the confidence of their people by taking the opportunity afforded by the delay in the start of the games to master […]
Montenegrin Burger and Pac-Man, Which Came First?
Montenegrin Entree MONTENEGRIN BURGER (Pljeskavica) INGREDIENTS 4 garlic cloves 1 small onion (1 more small onion later) 1 pound ground beef 1 pound ground lamb 2 teaspoons paprika ¾ teaspoon pepper ½ teaspoon salt ⅓ […]
Why You Should Drop Everything and Buy a Copy of OUR BODIES, OUR SHELVES: A COLLECTION OF LIBRARY HUMOR
Our Bodies our Shelves is my collection of humorous essays about library life. It got terrific reviews, even though you’ve never heard of it. How many terrific reviews? Thirty excellent reviews on Amazon and over […]
What Did I Learn at the Last Zoom Meeting?
The library I work for is closed and all of us are working from home. So what did I learn from the library-system-wide Zoom meeting I was recently required to attend? Well, I now know […]
“Where Do You Keep The Books I Can’t Find?” And Other Quirky Questions People Ask Librarians
One of the joys of working at a library is that we never know what our patrons will ask us next. Here’s a brief sampling of unusual, quirky or offbeat questions that people have recently […]
