Tag: humor
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Typical Interactions in My Life
A plastic ball full of sparkles. Not exactly as unbreakable as a snow globe, and not nearly as effective as a crystal ball. Photo copyright by Lorna Tedder; all rights reserved. From the upcoming book, Passion to the Third Degree (Originally published in 2007) “Mommy, I’m so proud of my camera card: it came…
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Paybacks Are Hell…and Other Perverse Thrills
Photo by to2borni; creative commons license “Payback is a bitch.” Have you heard that? If not, then surely you’ve heard, “Paybacks are hell.” They’re usually not said in reference to one’s own self but in regard to people we perceive as doing wrong or doing something mean/deceitful. Am I the only one who gets…
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Gas Prices…and One Possible Solution
Ever had a really odd memory bubble up to the surface unexpectedly? Everyone on my dad’s side of the family was a big fan of Jerry Clower’s tales of the Ledbetter family, partly because any one of the stories could have come from our own dysfunctional hick-lit-come-to-life pedigree. I even have cousins named after that…
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Dowsing for Men
Photo by mrbill I highly suspect that my kids aren’t growing up in a normal boring household in suburbia. How can I call anything paranormal when it’s all pretty normal for me? And if my kids have a warped sense of who I am—or what others might consider warped—it probably started when they were little.…