I Recommend DOLLAR Rent A Car – Unless You Need to Rent A Car
[Author’s note: The following is a letter I sent to DOLLAR RENT A CAR based on an actual recent car rental experience. – TEJ ] Dear DOLLAR RENT A CAR, I wanted to tell you […]
Author: Tim Jones
Tim Jones is a humor writer based in Seattle and the one person to blame for the humor blog View from the Bleachers. Tim ponders important issues like “are all teenage daughters evil?” and “why does Montana hate me?” and “can your dishwasher destroy your marriage?” Tim’s not afraid to tackle controversial issues. He was the first techno-religion expert to conduct a side-by-side comparison of the iPad and Jesus Christ. From Politics to Parenting to Pop culture, if the subject begins with the letter P, Tim has something profoundly uninformed to say about it.
Searching for Bigfoot
Now that I’m officially retired, I am filling my days with all sorts of leisure activities, like travel, playing racquetball, going to lunch with old friends, and binge-watching Season Three of Succession. As a result […]
Happy No Pants Day!
I love the month of May. It’s one of my 12 favorite months. Flowers are blooming. Summer is around the corner. And the air is thick with the sweet aroma of fresh-cut grass (not from […]
I Would Offer to Help But There’s a Cat on My Lap
Cats living with humans dates back over 10,000 years. But in all that time, there is not a single documented case of a cat ever thanking its human cohabitant. In ancient Egypt, people worshipped cats […]
My Wife Says We Hold Onto Too Much Stuff – Why She’s Wrong
For the past several years, my wife Michele and I have had a running debate about how much stuff to hold onto and whether or not to give away (or in some cases, throw away) […]
Why I Despise – CORRECTION: ADMIRE Governor Ron DeSantis
Most historians are in agreement that of the people who have been president of the United States, Donald Trump ranks among the top 46 (barely beaten out by the 45th best president, James Buchanan). Personally, […]
Humor Writing Made Easy With ChatGPT
Technology futurists have been predicting for decades that AI (Artificial Intelligence) would eventually overhaul how we do our jobs, how we travel, and even how we engage in sex. But I’d rather not delve into […]
A Special Valentine’s Day Poem for My SWEETHEART
On this very special Valentine’s Day, I wanted to share a special poem I wrote for my wife, expressing just how much I love her. I guess I’ve always been a bit of a hopeless […]
Buddy, Can You Spare a Dime?
Few people know that when I was young, I was a serious coin collector. From age six until 25, I collected Mercury dimes. Fun fact: The Mercury dime was minted between 1916 and 1945. It […]
Trapped in the Land of Do-It-Yourselfers
I don’t like to brag. But I’m a bit of a home improvement guru. Be it erecting a backyard fence or wallpapering the bedroom, I can do just about any project with minimal mistakes. And […]