Kathy’s Points to Remember: New York City Tourist Edition
1. If you take up the entire width of a sidewalk in order to photograph your fellow travelers, local people will cross right in front of your camera, giving you a free lesson in some […]
Tag: humour
I Think Funny, Therefore I am a Pisces
It’s good that I take Astrology with a grain of salt, because I was born under the sign of Pisces, and Pisces gets no respect. Some astrologers back in Victorian times who weren’t as funny […]
How NOT to Install a New Roman Shade
I won’t bore everyone with the whole story of how I ended up standing on a precariously propped-up stepladder holding a Roman shade with a tension rod stuck in it. Suffice it to say that […]
The future of Scurvy Jane
Scurvy Jane has always been able to predict the future. On Dec 31st 2008, she was the first woman to predict that 2009 was just around the corner and true enough, it was. In 2009, […]
Thirsty Dave’s nephew, definitely looks older than the other kids
When we heard that Thirsty Dave had a nephew, we were massively surprised. The idea that someone, somewhere would bring a child into this world with someone who is related to the thirsty one, was […]
It’s Weiner Wednesday
One of our local shops here is calling today “Weiner Wednesday.” Apparently, it’s a day where you can get a great deal on a hot dog, however, a great deal on a Weiner really means: […]
World’s Greatest News Anchor
In a move as unusual as dermatological advice from Scurvy Jane, Thirsty Dave has suddenly become interested in the news. The reason this is unusual is that it’s not usual. As a rule, the only […]
The Big Audition
I wrote this as an exercise for an Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop. (Homework can come in handy.) This is a piece of flash fiction in a first person stream-of-consciousness style. Now that I have scared […]
The best way to die ever
Jill Y and I finally had the conversation. Some might say it was long overdue but like synthetic fiber, I prefer to let things happen organically. She thinks the best way to die is to […]