When to Ignore Your Spouse
Long before she was my wife, Carolyn told me to stop bringing peanut butter and jelly sandwiches to her in her office at lunch time even though she had been accepting them for a few […]
Tag: relationships
Don’t Blame Me for My Bad Behavior. It’s My Wife’s Fault
I discovered there are some extremely helpful life lessons found in the Bible. For example, the story of Adam and Eve and the Garden of Eden. When the serpent tempted Eve to eat the forbidden […]
Bill Spencer – Author of Uranus Is Always Funny: Short Essays to Make You Laugh
We are so proud to have author Bill Spencer and his book Uranus is Always Funny: Short Essays to Make You Laugh as part of our HumorOutcasts Press family. If the past two years has […]
The Next Killer App: Google Kindness Translator
You have probably heard of one of the great game changer apps called Google Translate. You can type or say anything into your phone and with the press of a button, Google Translate instantly converts […]
A Series of Unfortunate First Dates
I know that almost everyone has had a number of bad dating experiences, but mine were so bad that I almost never made it to a second date. And how many of you can truthfully […]
Intra-Couple Intercourse
Recently, my wife, Carolyn, returned from a store trip, and I followed her upstairs to surprise her with the news I’d folded all the laundry in her absence, but before I opened my mouth, she […]
Apparently My Wife Doesn’t Like It When I Kiss Other Women
Sometimes I can disappoint my wife and, without intending to, hurt her feelings. For example, recently she was telling me something about something – not really sure what her point was. I was watching a […]
How to Offend People Without Really Trying
I grew up the fourth of five kids. My parents taught me to be kind to others, share my toys with my sister, hold the door for others. always say please and thank you, and […]
The Burden of Being a Good Sport
I’m not the most handsome man in the world, nor the smartest, nor the most successful at business. But there is one area where I shine: I’m a good sport. I can take a practical […]
Teens, When Lying to Your Parents, You Need to Up Your Game
[The following true story is based on a time when a good friend of mine’s then 16-year-old daughter tried to wriggle out of several lies she told her parents about a “sleepover” at a friend’s […]