Have Your Dog Inspected Every 1,000 Miles
We have a dog, and as anyone who has ever owned a dog knows, it’s a lot like owning a car. Before the animal rights activists start sending nasty e-mails, all I meant is that […]
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Things No Budding Writer Should Ever Have to Hear from Anybody
All artists are vulnerable to “helpful” clichés and criticism from anyone with a mouth and an opinion. Singers get it (“You should try out for American Idol.”). So do musicians (“How do you get to […]
The Unashamed Subway Seat Thief
The New York City subway system accommodates over 7 million rides each week.[1] A good portion of these are repeat customers, so the number of actual riders is probably much lower, but you get the […]
Nobody Loves Humor Writers
To the Literary Set, humor writers are one step above greeting card poets in the literature hierarchy. We are categorized as next-to-lowest of the low, among the dregs of the literary world. I’m not making […]
Okay, Now What?
I was kind of stewing around, trying to think of something to write about. Then I read Donna Cavanagh’s Curing the Blues, right here at https://humoroutcasts.com/2012/curing-the-blues/ . I said to myself, “Depression. Hmmm. Kathryn, if […]
Camping with Girl Scouts 101
I am a co-leader for my daughter’s Brownie troop. This past weekend we went on our first camping trip, in cabins mind you, and it was a lot fun. We joined three other troops, one […]
I Pledge Allegiance to The Cat
I adopted my cat from the New York City ASPCA in March of last year. The ASPCA was careful to give me all the information they could about my cat’s background and to make sure […]
Tim Tebow Funny Football Fever
Here’s the latest episode in my “Wedded Blisster Series” of animated movie shorts. Marriage is bliss, but these mini-movies I make have a humorous take on some of the blisters that couples face along their […]
Chanukah Schmanukah
Yes, my khev’reh, my friends, it is certainly that time of year again. The time of candles that are lit on 8 nights; the time of crappy presents and lights. It’s that time of year, […]
If Age is Just a Number, Why is Mine Multiplying?
It’s not my imagination. It was only a really short time ago when I was rolling around our backstreet on clamp-style roller skates, riding a second-hand bicycle with pedal brakes without even thinking of putting […]