Friday Humor Devotional
Dear Lord, if my husband brings me one more bouquet of flowers I’m going to divorce him! Don’t get me wrong I love the sentiment; however, they would be much more flattering if he didn’t […]
Tag: funny stories
Home Decorating Magazines Should Be Burned!
I love my studio apartment. But no matter how hard I work at it, it isn’t stunning. It looks okay, but falls short of House and Garden. A place has to be stunning to reach […]
A Catholic Kid’s Semi-Rotten Childhood IV
http://gty.im/98539397 The public elementary school close to our house wasn’t good enough for the Minicozzi kids, according to our Grandma McNeely. They didn’t teach the Catholic religion there. So off to Catholic school we went.
Assembly Required
I finally got the thing put together and in place, but only after it fell apart about six times and hit me on the head. I keep waiting for it to explode in a clang […]
How to Keep Sane When Doing a Repetitive, Boring Job
Pick up a load of paper from a box. Take a few of them in my hand. Offer them as a sacrifice to the shredder god. Listen to the loud noise and watch the paper […]
A Catholic Kid’s Semi-Rotten Childhood III
My father was a sucker for a second-hand bargain. He was a smart, hard-drinking, gregarious, temperamental but soft-hearted, sensitive and very honest man who loved animals and trusted everyone. The two or three times he […]
A Catholic Kid’s Semi-Rotten Childhood II
People who should know better refer to my generation as “Aging Baby Boomers.” Those who apply the term “aging” to us deserve to be strangled with a string of love beads with reefers stuck up […]
A Catholic Kid’s Semi-Rotten Childhood
I was not a remarkable kid. Most of the other Fifth Grade girls were prettier than I was. I was an ugly duckling who didn’t turn into a swan (or at least a pigeon) until […]
Opera for People Who Don’t Like It
This is going to be long. There is just too much here to laugh at: Sopranos and Mezzo-Sopranos I used to have a wonderful vocal coach who, when she heard me say something that she […]
Opera for People Who Don’t Like It
Tenors Yes, tenors get their own chapter. You’ll see why. Tenors and sopranos are natural enemies, passionate lovers or both. Whatever the state of the relationship, it is never dull. Tenors are the rock stars […]