Christmas and the Single Woman
The day after Thanksgiving: Black Friday! Eeeeeeek! I’m going to call in sick at work, feed the cat, then wrap myself in a blanket and pretend this day doesn’t exist. I will not leave the […]
Author: Kathy Minicozzi
Kathy Minicozzi is an opera singer turned aspiring writer, who lives somewhere in New York City. In other words, she's weird, but harmless. She is the author of "Opera for People Who Don't Like It," in which she turns the world of opera and its performers upside down while, at the same time, making it understandable to non-opera lovers and making everyone laugh.
How to Be Funny 2
NOTE: Nobody told me to stop giving advice about how to be funny after I wrote Chapter 1, so I am taking that as a sign that I will not be hit over the head […]
How to Be Funny
DISCLAIMER: The author is a humor writer and a little touched in the head. Don’t believe everything she says. Chapter 1: Hilarious Misery As with greatness, some people are born funny, others have funniness thrust […]
Kathy’s Points to Remember About Pets
1. Cats are smart. Don’t try to have a battle of wits with one of them, because they will never quit until they have pounded you into the ground, sat on you and forced you […]
Exercise? Who, Me?
Living a life of lazy, indulgent pleasure is a lot of fun, at least for those of us who would rather use our minds than our muscles. That’s my excuse, and I’m sticking to it. […]
Male vs. Female, Holiday Style
THANKSGIVING DAY WOMAN: Cooking the Thanksgiving Day turkey and everything that goes with it is one more yearly chore. She has planned and orchestrated the entire feast, including who will sit next to each other […]
Kathy’s Points to Remember
1. If your boss is yelling at you, it’s because he is mad about something he thinks you did, he is the boss and he can. 2. If your boss is yelling at you and […]
Dear Sandy
Hurricanes are not funny. Sandy was definitely not funny. My heart and prayers go out for those who have lost loved ones, had their homes destroyed or had their lives disrupted. But humor helps us […]
Written After Reading Too Much Stephen King
Donnie was sitting in the kitchen eating Tofutti and talking softly with Teenie, a little boy who lived in Donnie’s liver. Donnie never knew how Teenie got into his liver. It must have been all […]
Kathy’s Points to Remember: The Office
1. If you must call your boss a frog f***ing freak of nature, do not do it on Facebook. 2. If you must cuss in the office, do it in a language that nobody there […]