Humor Articles
136: Are Superstitions Based In History
Although superstitions are passed down from generation to generation, I started a new one. I told my family that bay leaves are lucky. As soon as I said that, my sons stopped complaining about finding one in their soup.
Knocking on wood is meant to be good luck because benevolent spirits were thought to live in trees and thus knocking on anythi
137: Are The Rich Still Getting Richer
Two years ago there were fourteen Americans on the list of the world's twenty richest people. Now there are four. Thanks to Warren Buffett and his $62 billion, an American remains on op of the list and Buffett can thank his company, Berkshire Hathaway. Being able to float loans enables Buffett to buy a wide range of companies. In fact, if you've ev
138: Are There More Dinosaurs
When I was a child, I traveled a lot by train. The train cars were nicer then. The service was better and the schedules were more convenient and definitely more reliable. My sister still enjoys traveling by train, but I think her enthusiasm is influenced by her acrophobia. I limit my trains to trains of thought - but even those aren't as reliable a
139: Are They Being Nosey
"The check's in the mail". "No, you don't look fat in that". "You don't look that old". These are familiar exaggerations, white lies or what my grandmother called Pinocchio noses.
A building contractor nose how to convince you the remodeling will be done on time. A used car dealer nose how to make an old car look good. A lawyer nose how to make
140: Are They Dreams Or Messages
I dream the same dream over and over. I'm in a strange place looking for things that belong to me so I can take them home. Supposedly dreams are the voice of our subconscious, but I have no idea what my subconscious is trying to tell me or why it keeps repeating itself. Maybe it's nothing for me to worry about. Maybe my subconscious stutters.
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141: Are They Shopping Malls Or Mauls
Let's hear it for shopping malls! They're not just for shopping anymore. Now they're multi-dimensional destinations, capitalistic creations of convenience, places to shop and stop - for services. You can have your nails manicured and your eyes examined. You can have your shoes repaired and your body put back in shape. Today's developers put the "al
142: Are We Acting Our Age
As baby boomers lose their boom, anti-aging is becoming big business. Baby boomers were born during the post WWII years of 1946 to 1966. Now, as baby boomers slow down, they're speeding up their search for the fountain of youth.
We all want to look younger. We try skin products, treatments and surgeries; but eventually we look in the mirror and
143: Are We Getting Older Or Younger
By 2030 the number of older Americans will have doubled to 70 million. That's 1 in every 5 Americans. That's why anti-aging information is often on the evening news. What isn't there are aging women. There are no female counterparts for Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather or Charles Gibson. Is it just me or is this sexist ageism? Is it just me or is there
144: Are We Programmed More Than TV
Pavlov programmed dogs to salivate when he rang a bell. Humans are programmed too. Walking, talking, toilet training, asking for allowance - it starts when we're children.
When we're children, parents try to instill those three, little words - please and thank you - into our vocabularies. Whenever a child wants something or is given something,
145: Are We Speaking The Same Language
When I was a child, I was told more than once to watch my language; but adults should watch what they say too. For example, it annoys me when someone says they gave 110%. Then my 100% effort doesn't seem good enough.
How many times have you heard someone say a picture's worth a thousand words? Have you ever seen a picture worth a thousand words?
146: Are You A Bad Dreamer
I'm a bad dreamer. No, it's not that I'm not good at it. I am. It's that I have bad dreams instead of nightmares.
Nightmares make the impossible seem real - like falling out of an airplane. Of course, there are analysts who say you don't hit the ground in falling dreams unless you're really going to die. How would they know? If you don't surviv
147: Are You A Fair-Weather Friend
The weather is changing. Some people blame global warming. My grandmother blamed the astronauts who walked on the moon.
There isn't much weather in Los Angeles - unless you count earthquakes, mudslides, fires and droughts. Because LA is desert, the primary use of windshield wipers is to hold parking tickets.
When it does rain, however, it's
148: Are You An Optimist
How do I know I'm an optimist? I know because I meet the three, most obvious requirements. I got out of bed this morning, I'm married and I have children.
Of course, there are lots of other ways to tell if someone's a positive person. When the weatherman forecasts a party cloudy day, a positive person sees it as partly sunny. He washes his car
149: Are You Any Wiser
"Older, but wiser" doesn't apply to me. When my governor campaigned for his job, he said he was wealthy - he wouldn't need special interest money. There must be a difference between need and want.
When I was trying to raise money for a special interest of mine, I didn't expect a donation from everyone I asked; but I did expect them from the pe
150: Are You Compulsive Or Just Highly Motivated
Charles Darwin, Florence Nightingale and Michelangelo supposedly had obsessive compulsive disorder. David Beckham, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Martin Scorcesse supposedly have OCD. I know I'm compulsive; but because I don't think about it obsessively, I don't think I have OCD.
I prefer to think of myself as a doer - a person who likes to get thing
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