Tag Archives: humor

morning detail.

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when you start the day

by adding the soup broth instead of the almond milk

into your morning coffee

you know that your spring break is truly over. 

‘the detail is as important as the essential is. when it is inadequate, it destroys the whole outfit.”

-christian dior

confidence?

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that moment when you see your pilot

looking a bit world weary

after taking a spin

on the last chance 

wheel of fortune

before boarding the plane. 

“confidence cannot find a place wherein to rest in safety.”

-virgil

great expectations.

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(united airlines 1st class – 747 flight in the 70s)

after booking an upcoming flight

i may have a few misplaced hopes and expectations

that this will be my experience in the air

“let your dreams outgrow the shoes of your expectations.”

-ryunosuke satoro

groundhog theory.

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happy groundhog day – at last it all makes sense!

 

 

 

 

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scam likely.

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who is scam likely?

an old friend from elementary school?

someone i went to camp with? 

an indy band?

someone i met at a carnival?

sam likely’s twin?

i’m not sure, but scam calls me often

he/she must feel rejected

as i never take their call.

“cats have a scam going- you buy the food,

they eat the food, they go away;

that’s the deal.”

– eddie izzard

 

 

poles apart.

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yep, not me. 

just wondering why my fitness app

is willing to measure

pole dancing but not pole vaulting

both involve strength and flying.

 

 

“i have tennis shoes with little rhinestones that I slip on if I exercise.

but I always wear heels, even around the house.

i’m such a short little thing,

i can’t reach my kitchen cabinets.”

-dolly parton

 

 

photo credit: naviant health

no joke.

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not me, but the same look i get when i realize i’ve forgotten a part of my only joke, yet again.

i love to tell stories, laugh, talk, improv, and share amusing tid-bits

but for the life of me

i absolutely cannot tell a joke

forgetting a line

mixing up the order

messing up the punchline delivery

all that

and

i only have one joke

 and that’s no joke.

“i don’t know how to tell a joke. i never tell jokes.

i can tell stories that happened to me… anecdotes.

but never a joke.”

-lucille ball

 

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watching.

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just a subtle reminder that

olive the cat not the martini garnish/editor at large/bon vivant

is always watching

ready to offer ‘worldly suggestions’ to improve my writing.

 

“you can observe a lot just by watching.”

-yogi berra

too much i-scream?

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“the present is the ever-moving shadow that divides yesterday from tomorrow. in that lies hope.”

-frank lloyd wright

 

wishing you a happy new year, when midnight arrives in your part of the world

 

 

 

art credit: dan reynolds

 

 

just stop.

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for those who may be unsure

i’m going to just go ahead and say it:

a stop sign in not meant to be a suggestion. 

(good thing there’s a backup here for a second chance to get it right)

‘if you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.”

-orson welles