Tag: magazines
Breakfast, Conception and Divorce: What I Learned from Magazines This Week
Ten percent of Europeans were conceived in an Ikea bed. (Time 2/12/18) Life expectancy in the US is actually going down. (Time, 2/12/18) Centenarians rarely skip breakfast. (Time 2/26/18) Princess […]
Swimming Pools, Silent Noodles And The ACLU: What I Learned From Magazines This Week
The correct term for mobile phone separation anxiety is nomophobia. (Time. 9/4/17) Henry David Thoreau was fond of belting out sea shanties at parties. (The New Yorker, 9/4/17) The best way to befriend famous people […]
Elvis, Mosquitoes & Marilyn Monroe — What I Learned From Magazines This Week
Leonard Bernstein believed that Elis Presley was the greatest cultural force of the 20th century. (Time, 08/21/17) For actor Will Smith, losing his virginity wasn’t as exciting as watching Star Wars. (People, 08/07/17) A Japanese […]
JACKIE KENNEDY, MARGE SIMPSON & LONGEVITY: WHAT I LEARNED FROM MAGAZINES THIS WEEK
The title of the overdue book returned to a public library in San Francisco 100 years after it had been checked out? Forty Minutes Late. (Readers Digest, 04/17) In 1999, Kathy McKeon, Jackie Kennedy’s former […]
Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra And A Nice Hot Bath: What I Learned From Magazines This Week
Actress Rita Moreno wakes up humming. People (5/1/17) Riding a roller coaster with your partner makes you more attractive to each other. People (5/1/17) The image on the commemorative stamp the Central African Republic recently […]
Excerpt – How to Write and Share Humor: Techniques to Tickle Funny Bones and Win Fans
It has been pointed out to me that I have not excerpted my book How to Write and Share Humor: Techniques to Tickle Funny Bones and Win Fans. So, here is a short excerpt. Thanks […]
Micropigs and Einstein’s Eyeballs: What I Learned From Magazines This Week.
It is the one year anniversary of Our Bodies, Our Shelves by humorist and Librarian Roz Warren. Released on National Librarian Day last year, the book earned so much support from this brave community that […]
Drinking Beer and Eating Squirrel: What I Learned From Magazines This Week
Reading magazines this week, I learned that: A British survey has concluded that consuming organic foods can extend your life… for three weeks.(Popular Mechanics, 3/16) The average caretaker in the United States is a […]
SLEEPING APES AND WASHING DISHES: WHAT I LEARNED FROM MAGAZINES HIS WEEK
Reading magazines this week, I learned that: Every 34 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a heart attack. (AARP Magazine 3/16) Mike Love is considered one of the biggest assholes in the history of rock […]