We humans are an interesting species. We rarely take a good hard look in the mirror, instead we project our insecurities onto others and even the animals species. When we do this we feel better about ourselves. We laugh at ugly dog and cat contests to deflect our own imperfections […]
Humor
On July 4th I had a relaxing day sitting by the pool sipping Mai Tai’s with very old friends. We talked about new grand babies and those not yet arrived, diets, movies, etc. Of the funniest moments was a discussion of the Twilight series. My friends wife asked me about […]
Everyday someone or some corporation is registering or trademarking a name that can never be used by anyone ever again unless with permission, which is usually millions of dollars. Apple is registering the name iWatch for some new gadget the techie drooling world will drool over. They need to do […]
Whoever said, “like father like son,” was a genius. Except now it is like grandfather, like father, like son. Here is a weekend photo of the Greenlee men just chillin out, as my son would say, on a hot Saturday afternoon. My generation might call it hanging out or hanging […]
Many of my absurd inspirations come from Facebook conversations with authors. One of my favorites is Danny Kemp from the United Kingdom. My what a sense of humor he has. Today he posted, I had my hair cut today so the brain is slower than normal, please make allowances for […]
“I love the name ‘North.’ I’m pro-North, absolutely,” she said. “The way Kimwimmy explained it to me, north means highest power, and North is their highest point together. I thought that was really, really, really northernly sweet.” When we stepped into the new millennium did people’s brains just suddenly collapse? […]
Every so often I go retro. Yes, those few painful moments in life when we look back at our youth. The year, 1977, my senior year in high school at Abilene Cooper High School, Abilene, Texas. I was a Cougar, a Cooper Cougar. Oh what a year! Let me recap […]
Why did God have to make squirrels so cute? That and I feel really guilty for killing a squirrel with one of my golf shots. But I also love birds. We have bird feeders in our backyard and special accommodations for our squirrels. Lately our squirrels have become greedy and, […]
No, you are seeing this correctly. This is the Hawaiian name for the reef trigger fish, the state fish of Hawaii. My wife and I decided a few years ago to learn a second language so that we could have secrets and no one would know what the hell we […]
http://metro.co.uk/2013/06/18/hairy-stockings-aimed-at-deflecting-unwanted-male-attention-3845865/ Leave it up to my friends on Facebook to lead me to the most absurd item of the week. Sorry folks my witty humorous mind was away from writing as I completed my continuing education requirements as a CPA. However in the midst of tax laws and investments, I […]