The Place to Take a Humor Break
We love that we get to excerpt this wonderful novel from stand-up comic Dan Naturman. As we formatted and read this book, we laughed and loved each page. Enjoy this excerpt from IRA SPIRO: before […]
When I was young, I was always planning out my life, sometimes down to the minute. I was highly organized and self-directed. I knew that to fulfill these plans, hard work was essential. Even as […]
Every three months, like clockwork, I suddenly experience an overwhelming feeling of inadequacy. It happens when my high school alumni newsletter arrives. I went to a private all-boys’ military high school, the Albany Academy, founded […]
[The following is a true story.] The year was 1977. I was 22, just out of college, and working minimum wage for a top-forty radio station in Charlottesville, Virginia – WCHV. I completed a grueling […]
Did you know that on a deep-water oil rig, the crew cements casings between drillings and that when the rock cuttings reveal the oil sand from the reservoir rock, they then remove the drilling apparatus […]
I just returned from my 40th college reunion. It was an amazing experience to reconnect with many people I have not seen in decades. What college did I attend, you ask? Well if you guessed […]
It’s blast off week for Mary Farr’s new book, The Promise in Plan B: What We Bring To The Next Chapter In Our Lives (Shorehouse Books) and so Mary was on HumorOutcasts Radio this week […]
Recently I’ve started considering alternate jobs and careers where I would excel. Do I currently have a job and career? Yes, but there are certainly other things I could do that would bring me joy and happiness […]
Welcome to a new edition of “You’re Joking, right?” Dr. Nancy Berk and Donna Cavanagh discuss a real life “Attention Wal Mart Shoppers” story, a unique career niche we never knew existed, and a Toy […]
When my daughter was home for her last school break, she had a yen for steamed dumplings, so off we went to her favorite Chinese Restaurant. After a nice meal, the waiter brought us our […]