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Tag Archives: Humor
That’s What She Said…
I am one lucky girl; let me start with that. One very lucky girl! This past weekend I got to spend a long weekend at a spectacular resort/spa in Tucson, Arizona. First, let me say that I’m not one of … Continue reading
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May 8, 2013
Tagged Cacti, Desert, Humor, Musings, Spa, Tales from the Motherland, travel, Tucson
25 Comments
Everyone Poops
Note: This post was already in the works, nearly done, when the horrific events in Boston occurred. Boston is my home town and my heart goes out to all of the runners and spectators who were impacted by this terrorist … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Blogging, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Musings, My world, Sarcasm, Tales From the Motherland, Writing
Tagged Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Dr. Oz, Everyone Poops, Humor, Kim Jong-un, Poop, self-esteem, Tales from the Motherland, Taro Gomi
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He Says, She Says…
Note: This is fiction. Or mostly fiction. Well, the names and places have been changed to protect the people who wish I would write fiction. It’s also an indelicate subject in places. If you can’t handle suffering, don’t read on. … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Awareness, Blogging, blogs, Daily Observations, Honest observations on many things, Humor, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Sarcasm, Tales From the Motherland, Women, Women's issues, Writing
Tagged Colonoscopy, health, Humor, Man Cold, Men sick, Men vs Women, Musings, Tales from the Motherland
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When Facebook Blows Your Birthday Candles Out… Early.
Damn you Facebook! There I said it; and I mean it. Damn you. It’s not bad enough that I am turning fifty (that looks better than the numbers) January 9th, but Facebook went and told everyone that my birthday was … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Awareness, Blog, Daily Observations, Ego, getting published, Humor, Life, Musings, My world, Parenting, Sarcasm, Tales From the Motherland, Women, Women's issues, Writing
Tagged AARP, birthdays, Facebook, Humor, Maya Angelou, Musings, Personal goals, plastic surgery, Tales from the Motherland, Turning 50
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The Middle: The End of the World Bums Me Out
I’m trying not to let anxiety take over, what with only a few hours left to life on Earth… as I’ve known it. I am hoping that new theories are correct, and the Mayan predictions actually spoke to a cosmic … Continue reading
The Middle: Sniffing Butts and Michelle Obama’s Affair (it’s all here)
Note: The highlighted words/phrases here take you to previous posts about that subject, or explanations of things discussed. Try it. That said, the links are not there to simply promote old posts. Most of you have either already checked these … Continue reading
Posted in Blog, Blogging, blogs, Daily Observations, Education, Freshly Pressed, Honest observations on many things, how blogs work, Humor, Life, Musings, My world, News, Obama, Sarcasm, Tales From the Motherland, The U.N., Women, Writing
Tagged Blog Stats, blogging, blogs, Google, Humor, Michelle Obama, President Obama, Search Engines, Tags, Word Press, writing
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News Flash: It’s a Hot Flash.
Warning: Children and men, cover your ears. If you don’t, you may go blind. (Or maybe you’ll learn something and have compassion for some other woman). Prissy butts, you too. Don’t go all gossipy on me later, saying that this … Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Awareness, Blog, Blogging, Daily Observations, Election, Humor, Life, Musings, My world, NaNoWriMo, News, Personal change, Women, Women's issues, Writing
Tagged Hot flashes, Humor, news, Obama, Romney, Tales from the Motherland, The Election, Voting, women
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For The Record…
Anyone who’s been reading this blog for more than one post, knows that I say for the record, all the time. Pretty much every post in fact. And anyone who knows me for real, knows that I say that a … Continue reading
Posted in Awareness, Blog, Daily Observations, Freshly Pressed, Honest observations on many things, how blogs work, Humor, Huntington's Disease, Life, Mothers, Musings, My world, Sarcasm, Women, Writing
Tagged blogs, Freshly Pressed, getting published, High Holidays, Honesty, Humor, Judaism, Platforms, Rosh Hashanah, Self-deprecation, Tales from the Motherland, writing, Yom Kippur
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