Expectations and Future Resentments
Hard to believe 2012 is on its way out. The meaning of Christmas certainly has diversified, but this is not the time for that subject. I was thinking the other day about one of my […]
Author: Diane Lunsford
I am a writer. I remember the first time I said those words out loud, I had to say them a few more times before the concept stuck. That was over 25 years ago and I still begin most days tasking myself to write something—anything as long as I keep paying the words forward. Humor plays an important role in my writing because a true writer needs a great sense of humor and some really thick skin. I can’t even imagine the fall out each time that proverbial thanks, but no thanks comes in the mail—okay, email nowadays if I didn't have humor. I’m one of five children, smack-dab in the middle of my siblings and had a set of parents who did a great job of raising our herd. I'm a wife with a great husband and mom with two amazing daughters.
Words matter and when they’re strategically placed to command laughter due to their precise placement, what a symphony! I’m never going to stop writing and laughing. I’ll see you on the other side some day. I’ll be the one with the red balloon; standing at the end of the…wearing a…
Words Matter
One of my all-time favorite comedians is Norm Crosby. His claim to fame is his constant use of malapropisms. To site an example of Crosby’s lingo, electoral votes are not electoral. They are electrical… I […]
Decisions… Decisions…
I am constantly challenged with the virtue of learning patience. There are times when I genuinely get it (but countless others when my type ‘A’ personality intervenes because it will have nothing to do with […]
Entitlement
I’m a big fan of spark words. It brings me back to my high school English classes when the teacher would task us to write something based on a word. It’s a great writing practice; […]
Reflections
While I’ve often said I can find humor in anything, there is nothing humorous about what happened eleven years ago today—a time that has been tattooed in the memories of every American. Instead of taking […]
Where DO These Thoughts Come From?
It seems I’ve been reflecting a lot about the many jobs I’ve had over the years. What’s interesting is how my perspective has changed from then to now. I’ve always worked in an administrative capacity […]
Look It Up In the Dictionary
Sometimes I honestly believe I know what a dinosaur would feel like if he happened upon our 21st Century. This is not to say I’m as old as a dinosaur; rather, times have changed considerably […]
Scissors and Edible Paste
I recall my first day of Kindergarten and (sort-of) being sad that my mom was leaving me. When she led me by my little hand into that amazing new environment I forgot she was still […]