My End Is Near. Made Any Plans? Don’t Worry About It.
While I still have a week or so before I’m completely incoherent, I thought I would give you a heads-up on my memorial service. By now you all know that I won’t be around much […]
Tag: friendship
My Awesomest Extreme Prank
I love to play practical jokes. Hard to believe, I know, being as shy as I am. Sometimes I pull off an Oscar-deserving gag – like the time I ambushed my oldest friend at the […]
Aging, Angst and Funny: Meet Perry Block and Keith Stewart
Today, we highlight two of our funniest writers of the Y chromosome persuasion. They make us laugh, cry and sometimes blush. It’s time to pick up their books and let yourself be entertained. Perry Block […]
How We Heal
Not our normal humor post, but Mary Farr’s book If I Could Mend Your Heart is a book we seem to all need right now. So, sharing this beautiful post. Humor still abounds on the […]
The Limitations of Friendship
If you are awake of your own volition at 12:59 a.m., and with the understanding you are not hustling to make that money, it is advised that you find the nearest available bed, couch, or […]
How to Put the Fun Back into Friendships
You could call it spring fever, or just a perfect season to climb on a horse and head for the Western Wisconsin hills. My friend Nettie and I recently enjoyed a springtime jaunt on our […]
Making Friends with Facebook
I’m not one of those social media haters. I love it for one good reason: I get old friends back that I thought I’d never see again. People I knew a long time ago who […]
Thelma and Louise Go to Burger King?
Last week, I lost a friend, mother figure–whatever label fits. She braved a five-month battle, but she knew at the beginning of the battle that she was not going to win. So, my job as […]
A Threesome Minus a Twosome Equals Jail Time
I am not sure if Emily Post ever discussed the correct etiquette for this situation but maybe the modern “Manners Gurus” can tackle it. A 44-year-old woman in Friendship, Maine is in jail because she […]