Tag Archives: humor

Feb3

the pitch.

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brilliant pitch on our local townie site:

FREE SNOW SHOVELING CLASS: This Thursday Feb 3rd, I will be holding a FREE snow shoveling class at my place. Come and join the class and learn about the proper ways to shovel!

Reviewed techniques will include the scoop and throw method, the down and push method (AKA the plow technique) as well as the upside down scraping technique. 

Don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity to enhance your snow lifting techniques without throwing your back out! I will provide the driveway to ensure your training is conducted in the most life-like situation. I only ask that you bring your own shovel. 

PM me for additional details and times. Spots are limited and handled on a first come first served basis. Hurry, don’t delay!

as always, i loved the responses and they did not disappoint:

Is this for credit or just a certificate program???

Is this one of those Huckleberry Finn/ Tom Sawyer type classes where you have us shovel for you??

Now That’s What I Call marketing baby! Makes me want to get a shovel and throw on the parka and Boots!


Yes my place as well for the master class!

After can we repaint the fence?

You stole my idea!!!!
Now, why didn’t I think of that!!  

Best AAT snow post EVER! 

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“i like work, it fascinates me; i can sit and look at it for hours.”

-jerome k. jerome

 

 

 

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credits: ann arbor townies

Jan13

the right days.

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it’s january and i see the easter bunny

is already busy laying chocolate eggs

maybe she’s switching holidays

planning to take over groundhog day?

 

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“we have christmas and thanksgiving, and easter,

although we’re not exactly sure we celebrate them on the right days.”

–Henry De Vere Stacpoole

Jan8

fry o’clock.

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try to be on time

 

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“maybe i shouldn’t have had breakfast at denny’s”

-jordan kent

Dec20

inside edition.

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side eye and some intense discussion going on at a recent meeting

as co-editors in chief olive and yeti make the tough calls.

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insider exclusive – behind the scenes backstory of ididnthavemyglasson.wordpress.com:

before each and every time i post a blog

i am subjected to the scrutiny of my photo editorial board

who can be

exacting and my most challenging critics

or

supportive and my most passionate champions

 often made to defend my choices

i am never sure how it will go.

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“they can’t censor the gleam in my eye.”

charles laughton

Dec15

the 3 wise guys.

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you never know quite when and where these sages will appear, but they always have something to say.

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yeti the yeti- “when no one else does, believe in yourself.”

geoffrey the giraffe – “giraffes are awesome, i am awesome, therefore i am giraffe.”

marty the zebra – “life is not all black and white.”

 

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Dec14

managing.

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our one and only whole group shot.

while some may appear less than engaged

we are all really into it.

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so excited to receive my facebook stats for the group i manage

i’ve really made inroads and quadrupled our membership

it began with just one (me) and now has grown to four!

we may not be the most active

but we sure have that team spirit

and it’s clear

i was born to manage.

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Facebook Groups you manage:

love horrible made for tv movies

Public group

last active 12 years ago

 4 members

 

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“management is above all, a practice where art, science, and craft meet.”

-henry mintzberg

Nov14

update.

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the moment i hit the ‘update’ button

i am instantly

seized by regret

remembering/realizing/knowing

at some point

in the process

it will get stuck loading

 some passwords won’t survive

random things

will be in different colors

found in new places

new languages could play a role

as i await the update on my updates

the countdown until it’s complete will continue slowly, sporadically, and take until near-forever

but in the end

at least my garage band app will be current and my gas stove controls may be linked to my podcast list

so that’s something.

 

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“to err is human, but to really foul things up you need a computer.” 

-paul ehlrich (american scientist)

Oct5

piece of my art.

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the cats have done it again

(the most likely suspects)

a long while after putting my latest puzzle away

without finding a missing piece 

they have left a piece at my feet

now all i have to do is find their secret lair

where i may discover a treasure trove

of all of my missing ‘one-pieces.’

 

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“sometimes the hardest pieces of a puzzle to assemble, are the ones missing from the box.”

-dixie waters

Aug25

no mo’ venmo.

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vs.

coming up on the 4-month mark

of an ongoing battle with venmo

can’t even begin to tell the story in short form

 truly the perfect storm of events.

after talking, live chatting, and e-mailing

landon, santiago, elizabeth, miguel, ren, sacha, and abby

i won’t say which low-budget model above

most resembles me in the match

but i will say there is no doubt i am winning.

p.s.

i wonder if team venmo is posting a blog today

with our pictures

saying there is no doubt they are winning.

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“i don’t like customer service because i don’t believe the customer should have to pay and help out too.”

-jarod kintz

 

Aug23

perfume and purse dirt.

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yes, i found this old piece of gum

on the bottom of my purse

half-opened with glittery stuff and crumbs of unknown origin stuck to it

what might you find in the bottom of your/your mother’s purse?

 

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“when your mom gives you a pre-ripped half piece of doublemint gum

and it tastes like perfume and purse dirt. “

– author unknown