The Place to Take a Humor Break
Now, don’t shoot the messenger, okay? But based on scientific research, Donald Trump is three kinds of stupid. I’m merely extrapolating the findings of a 2015 study conducted by researchers from the Institute of Psychology […]
As you may know, the state of Maine is known as Vacationland (it says so on our license plates). So as we transition from summer (let’s eat lobster!) into fall (the leaf peepers will be […]
In my day job, I’m a freelance medical copywriter, so I get to throw around a lot of clinical jargon. In my other day job, I write a humor blog, where I sometimes simply make […]
You’ve heard the old saw about how familiarity breeds contempt, right? Well, I beg to differ. After being married for almost 20 years, there’s a comfortableness about the way Hubs and I relate to each […]
Some people may have learned all they need to know about life from their dog, cat, cow or toddler. But I started looking around and—eureka!—I discovered even inanimate objects around the house have something to […]
I recently attended—and helped to organize—my (gulp!) 45th high school reunion. When you get a bunch of 63-year-olds in a room with a bar and background music from the sixties and seventies, you know you’re […]
We baby boomers came of age during a time of radical social change in the U.S., not the least of which was the sexual revolution. Women’s lib empowered young women to lay claim to their […]
Remember how Julia Louis Dreyfus’ character on Seinfeld would exclaim, “Get out!” then shove someone because she simply couldn’t believe what they said? Well, here’s a virtual exclamation and shove in response to these weird […]
Can you remember stuff from when you were three or four years old? I’m often amazed at some of the stuff that pops into my head from when I was a kid, or that I […]
We’re supposed to get wiser as we get older, right? Well, answer me this: why are rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in people 65-plus going through the roof? The U.S. Centers for Disease Control […]