Sperm Selection
Posted Originally on WordPress: August 18, 2010 The process of conception resulting in pregnancy has always fascinated me. I imagine sperm rushing toward the egg in a frantic race to be the first one accepted. […]
Year: 2011
Talking NASCAR With Anna Kournikova
There is an unwritten rule in the social contract that we Americans live by that states: If you say hello to someone the first time you see that individual on a particular day, you do […]
A Parent’s Guide to Body Art
Last week, my daughter and I were chit chatting in the hot tub when she brought up the topic of tattoos. At first, I thought I didn’t hear her correctly since the water was bubbling […]
The Fortune Cookie
When my daughter was home for her last school break, she had a yen for steamed dumplings, so off we went to her favorite Chinese Restaurant. After a nice meal, the waiter brought us our […]
Tips For the Budding Humorist
Tell me: Are bugs falling from your ceiling Or squirrels being chased around your house? Could you write a funny rant with feeling Or fantasize about a trailer house? Then you may be sitting on […]
Chonicles of a Second Generation Psychic – Part 2
In my first article Chronicles of a Second Generation Psychic, one of our HumorOutcasts writer, L.B. Woodgate asked a very good question, “Can you communicate with the dead and if so how does that feel?” […]
The Hot Tub Oasis
If I look back over the years, I will say, without a doubt, that the best home improvement we ever made was my hot tub. Did you notice I used the word “my”? It’s not […]
Jesus, the zombie?
My wife’s a school nurse at an elementary school and some of the real life stories she brings home are straight out of the comic books. It may deal with a teacher or a parent […]
More Proof that My House is Falling Apart: Bugs in the Toilet
My “friends” are having some problems with their house. They already spent $8,000 fixing the leaky foundation, and they already tore down the rotten covered porch in the back and added some bushes in front. […]
Day of the Squirrel
I returned home from the grocery store and was surprised that my 80-pound German Shepherd, Miss Muffie, did not greet me at the door in her usual, frantic fashion. I called out to her. But […]