An Ode to Odious Winter
As months go by and seasons change We watch the outside rearrange Nature knows a change is due, And it’s not hard to see a clue Like puppies frozen to a tree While going […]
Tag: Indiana
In Praise of Write-In Ballots
During the last national election (in the otherwise cursed year of 2024), Tippecanoe County, Indiana received a number of write-in ballots for the office of President. I’ve always thought of write-ins as being the sign […]
A Hot Time In Every Town
I realized while going through old blogs that I write about winter way more often than summer. Like most humor writers, my work is usually about stuff I’d be complaining about anyway, so there you […]
Allergies Are Nothing To Sneeze At
When I complained to my surgeon that I was still having symptoms of sinus problems, he stuck a big metal tube up my nostril and worked it around for half an hour. Then he stuck […]
Tree Procrastination Brings Blossoms
My fourteen regular readers might remember that a couple of years ago I realized some kind of trees were growing up in the middle of our lilac bushes. I had to decide, quickly, whether to […]
Even More Turkeys On the Highway
War has broken out, which didn’t seem like a good time for a long humor piece–although we do need humor, now more than ever. Instead, I dug this out–something that’s been sitting in my drafts […]
When Snow Blows, Snow Blower Goes
Hunter’s Law of Diminishing Returns states that the more I prepare for something, the less likely it is to happen. This is why I try to always be prepared for winter. It’s also why I […]
Celebrity Hoosiers abound, even far, far away
A lot of great or famous people come from Indiana. (You can be famous without being great, of course – especially these days.) One who isn’t well known, but probably should be, hailed from Professor […]
Not Getting Away From It All
So, our regular late May vacation is mostly a staycation for us this year. Not our first time, and maybe for the best, considering long range weather forecast couldn’t be described as perfect. “Scattered COVID […]
Meet Writer and Author Mark R Hunter
We love to give a nod to HumorOutcasts.com writers and authors. Today we highlight Mark R. Hunter who has not only been a regular writer on HO for about five years, but is also a […]