The Place to Take a Humor Break
Life changes as we get older. Things that once thrilled you, now leave you unmoved. The panty raids of your frat-house days exist only in memory. You find yourself wanting a slower, more self-indulgent pursuit. […]
How many times has this happened to you? You committed something to memory because it was important. Just moments later, it’s forgotten. A painstakingly created mental portrait gone like that. What shook loose that memory […]
Scientists may question whether time travel is possible, but I know for a fact it is because of the vacations my family took in the 1960s and 70s to the Elder Hotel when I and […]
(Sadly, the following story is completely true.) As I age, I routinely am reminded that my body – and my brain – are slowing declining. I will never again grace the cover of People Magazine’s […]
Bosnian Appetizer CRANBERRY SAUCE INGREDIENTS 1⅓ cups sugar¾ cup water½ cup orange juice1 pound cranberries Makes 3¼ cups. Takes 1 hour 30 minutes. PREPARATION Add sugar, orange juice, and water to pot. Simmer at low-medium […]
When I can’t sleep, or if I get bored while driving, sometimes I’ll amuse myself by making up words. If getting older means I’m going to start forgetting words—or at least have trouble retrieving them […]
There’s another dimension of surgery beyond that which is known to the patient. According to the guy in the hospital who kept referring to himself as my bartender, I, the patient in this case, wouldn’t […]
Can you remember stuff from when you were three or four years old? I’m often amazed at some of the stuff that pops into my head from when I was a kid, or that I […]
