Humor Articles
346: Can Exercise Be Exorcised
My conscience won't go on vacation. I can slather it with sunscreen and lay it in the sun, I can buy it maps and take it sightseeing, I can dress it up and take it out for a romantic dinner - but it refuses to go on vacation.
While I'm trying to have fun, my conscience continually lectures me. Although I try to explain that a vacation is time t
347: Chavs In Training With Designer Baby Wear
What is about young parents these days wanting to turn all their children into little mini me's? Whatever happened to those comfy, pure looking white babygros that were easy access for nappy changing, easy handles for picking your baby up with and easy outfits - chuck on a cardy over it and look like you made an effort?
No such thing in the baby
348: Clown College Was Serious Business
It's been said that a person has a better chance of getting into Harvard than the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College. This fact highlights the extensive admission process and the seriousness of learning to be a clown. The clown college only accepts about 50 applicants per year from a field of thousands of would-be students.
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349: Customize Myspace Layouts
According to Wikipedia, MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. A big part of social networking involves personality, and thus Myspace layouts are becoming more popular by the day. To those who do not know, Myspace layouts are s
350: Did I Miss That Day In School
Until a recent trip to Vermont I thought Vermont was one of the original thirteen states. Wrong. Vermont had wanted to be its own country. It changed its mind in time to become the fourteenth state in the union. I also learned that Vermont is the most rural of the fifty states. One-third of its roads are unpaved and one hundred twenty covered bridg
351: Do Detours Test Our Sense Of Direction
Along the road of life there are detours - like family. John and I discussed having a family. We read books; then we painted the extra bedroom yellow. We thought we were ready; but I wasn't ready for my life to be taken over by a little giant, who determined what I did and when I did it. When I got up and when I went to bed were in his tiny hands e
352: Do Little White Lies Keep You Out Of Heaven
You don't look fat, this tastes good, I love it - these are little, white lies. Supposedly we tell them to spare others' feelings. Actually, it's our feelings we want to spare. We want to spare ourselves the hurt of hurting someone else. Truth can hurt - relationships.
Unfortunately, stretching the truth also qualifies as a white lie. A friend
353: Do Manners Make The Man
The three, little words I heard most growing up were, "Mind your manners"; but manners change. Women no longer expect doors to be held for them or chairs to be pulled out for them. Men are no longer expected to take their hats off inside or even in restaurants.
In restaurants I was taught that if there were two knives, forks or spoons, you use
354: Do Old Sayings Still Mean What They Say
One of my grandmother's favorite sayings was don't borrow trouble. A rain cancellation, a bad medical report, an unwelcome guest - she didn't believe in worrying about something that might not happen. According to Grandmother, when you borrow trouble, it's hard to return.
As a child, I not only borrowed trouble, I used it to make mountains out
355: Do Open Houses Open Minds
How many people go to open houses as potential buyers and how many go because they're curious? I go to buy - into new ideas for my own home.
There may be a for sale sign in the front yard; but inside the message is that dust never falls, mildew never grows and dishes never pile up in the sink. Right. That's why Cinderella's castle is in Fantasy
356: Do Post-its Stick To YourMind
I can't remember the name of someone I met yesterday, but I can remember that Royal Pudding is rich, rich, rich in flavor and that you should see the USA in a Chevrolet.
TV ads are post-its for the mind - but not all of them stick. AT&T's campaign to reach out and touch someone made me reach out for a tissue - not a phone. Budweiser's Clydesdal
357: Do Relations Spoil Relationships
Life is relationships. Senator Clinton said it takes a village to raise a child. I wholeheartedly agree. If it weren't for the village of school, after-school activities, camp, friends and family, this mother would have qualified as the village idiot.
As my children grew up, I discovered it takes a village to decide on a family vacation - espec
358: Do Sayings Go Without Saying
My grandmother loved familiar sayings and one of her favorites was "You can't have your cake and eat it too". Hopefully, she didn't share that with brides. If a bride puts a piece of wedding cake under her pillow, her dreams are meant to come true. Because I eloped, that wouldn't have worked for me. I didn't have a wedding cake. Even if I did, I wo
359: Do They Make Electric Security Blankets
Whenever Linus was in the Peanuts comic strip, he had his security blanket with him; but not all security blankets are blankets. Mine is an outfit - leggings and a long top. They're formal pajamas I can wear anywhere that's not formal. When I'm in my public pajamas, I think I can handle anything. If I can't, at least I'm ready to go back to bed and
360: Do We Expect Too Much From Our Pets
Pets have therapeutic value. Although studies have shown that patting a dog or cat can lower blood pressure and reduce stress, dogs and cats aren't allowed in most hospitals and nursing homes. Baby seals, however, are - if they're robotic baby seals. A Japanese company has created Paro, a robotic seal to be used to comfort people with autism, demen
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