Tag: Humor Outcasts
How Hot I Am
During the 10 years or so that ratemyprofessors.com existed and that I was still teaching college English, not even one student reviewer ever awarded me a chili pepper icon indicating that she (or he) thought […]
This is why I don’t eat an apple a day.
I have no idea how it happened but it happened. I know there was alcohol involved and a philosophical debate about why I shouldn’t become the Greek finance minister. I looked in the mirror and […]
Not the right time to tell her that she’s blonde.
Jill Y decided not to go into work. I asked her about the ramifications of her action and she smiled and showed me the below picture. I very nearly pointed out something about the color of […]
The Arrival Of The Mother Ship.
I told Jill Y that we should stop seeing each other for a while. I suggested seven days would be the ideal amount of time and that we should start immediately. She laughed and found […]
I got 99 problems but the rich ain’t one.
If I was to honestly describe myself, I would say I am ambitious in thought but lazy in action. I’ve often thought about the problems of the rich but never actually done anything to help […]
The Seven Countries
Sometimes we do things. Sometimes these things are out of character and those who know us, raise eyebrows in disbelief. When I watched the 2010 remake of the 1984 John G. Avildsen masterpiece “The Karate Kid,” […]
Never Spank Your Skunk
When your twin sister calls you to help get rid of a gang of 9-12 smell-raising skunks living under her porch, you go—so my wife went out to Nogal, New Mexico. I call them a […]