i believe i am qualified to teach a master class in this.
who’s in?
Dec17
nice to finally have a name for my dancing style.
i believe i am qualified to teach a master class in this.
who’s in?
Tag Archives: humor
Dec16
anyone who isn’t confused really doesn’t understand the situation. – edward r. murrow
m: ‘i’m finished with class and just working, so let me know when you’re ready to go.’
me: ‘come now!!!! )))’
m: ‘coming out now.’
(i shut down my computer, pack up, walk upstairs, chit chat with colleagues, look out the door for m – my loyal carpool partner. who works in our high school, while i work in our kindergarten. we coordinate schedules each day. our buildings are one minute away from each other. we share a campus. we share rides to and from school. we share a friendship and a level of understanding each other, developed over hours spent together in a car, as willing captive audience members. i mill around. chit chat some more. visit two classrooms. look out window. more time passes. i check my phone to see if she got waylaid along the way.)
i look down and see this:
m: ‘you drove. right?’
oh.
yes, yes i did.
i head to my car,
(without further milling or chatting or texting),
it’s waiting in my parking lot,
right where i left it this morning,
to pick up m.
we make eye contact.
m gets in the car.
we realize that each of us was waiting to be picked up by the other.
it could have been a very long wait.
one drove.
one did not.
we leave. we wind down from the day. we laugh.
one of us got confused today.
we don’t name names.
Dec14
go! no. yes. go! no! go! oh!
Dec14
laugh ’til your meatballs fall apart.
Author, Ermine Cnningham, ( known to wordpress bloggers as: Ermigal from ‘odds and ends from ermigal) https://ermigal.wordpress.com – has written a wonderful and lively romp, “Pretend You Know What You’re Doing – My Voyage From Teacher to Humor Writer.” In this sweet and funny book, Ermine offers up her tale, a mix of prose and blog posts, chronicling the story of how she grew to be the hilarious and well-rounded, (in a positive Italian way), woman she is today. I was lucky enough to have an early read and am happy to invite you to share in the fun.
Her book is available through amazon.com and erminecunningham.com.
Laugh ‘Til Your Meatballs Fall Apart (My Amazon review below)
Ermine Cunningham, retired teacher, and now, humor writer, and woman of the world, has written this hilarious book that will keep you laughing from beginning to end. She chronicles her bumpy journey, through trial and error, into the worlds of teaching, corporate working, dating, being part of an Italian family and beginning her own family. Once she has mastered all of these, she finds herself in a completely new role, as a retiree, feeling her way through the world of volunteering, blogging, writer’s workshops, salsa dancing, and all sorts of new things. If you’re looking to laugh and to follow a positive and creative woman on her road trip through life, I highly recommend this book. You will not regret a second spent reading it, and you might even learn something, even if it’s just what not to do.
Beth
Dec5
who is rebecca hunter?
rebecca hunter
is the
nom de plume
that i chose
many years ago
as i planned
to write
my
bodice ripper
romance novel
so
if you ever
see
the name
on a cover
pick up the book
only you
will know
who
the author
really is
and
it promises
to be
a classic
of sorts
—
romance is the glamour
which turns the dust of everyday life
into a golden haze.
– carolyn gold heilbrun
Dec3
you are how you eat.
the first bite you take of a gingerbread cookie says a lot about your personality,
according to dr. alan hirsch, the neurological director of
‘the smell and taste treatment and research foundation. ‘
if you start with the head: you are a natural born leader
if you prefer the legs: you are sensitive
if you begin with the left arm: you’re likely creative
if you begin with the right arm: you tend to be pessimistic
if you don’t want to be judged for how you eat the thing,
you might just want to tear off everything at once when no one is looking.
Nov28
what do you get when an apple and cup of coffee cross paths?
when you mix these
two wonderful things
in a way
they weren’t meant to
sometimes you get this
or sometimes
your computer
doesn’t
work quite right
and you hope
for a miraculous
apple recovery
Nov26
i’m not quite sure how, but i’m quite sure it somehow happened.
in the end, that turtle’s (or terrapin, as some prefer), hard shell refused to let a wolverine break through, and hung on for the victory in our recent matchup here in my very own hometown of ann arbor.
as promised in my wager with fellow blogger, a man who writes about sports and entertainment, rival and friend, mark b. – here is the fight song of the winner in the battle between my michigan wolverines and his maryland terrapins. you may not recognize me as the singer, but i like to surprise, just like those terrapins. what say you, mark b.?
here is the link to mark b’s always entertaining blog, even when he has won and is gloating…
and congrats to you and your turtles, mark. well-played.
University of Maryland
Fight Song
Fight, fight, fight for Maryland,
Honor now Her name again,
Push up the score, keep on fighting for more,
For Maryland, GO TERPS!
And we will fight, fight, fight for terrapins,
Keep on fighting ’till we win.
So sing out our song as we go marching along,
To victory!!!
—
Words and music by Ralph Davis, Class of 1941
copyright 1941
by the University of Maryland Student Government Association
Nov20
a sudden reversal of fortune.
this was lj’s response
as i broke the news
that i’d saved him
a birthday treat
his classmate
had brought in
the day before
when he had been absent
i’m sure
he imagined
a
wonderful treat
such as this
giant cupcake
as big as his head
all gooey chocolate
and rainbow sprinkles
and wonderful goodness
so
he closed his eyes tight
in giddy anticipation
and waited
and then
i came back
with this
beige
healthy
granola bar
treat
gluten
wheat
sugar
dairy
nut
taste
free
and
this was lj’s response
as soon as he saw it
and
took it all in
and
his eyes
got big
and
started
to
fill with water
and
his head
went down
and
it was
the letdown
of the century
—
food should be fun.
– thomas keller
—
all pics courtesy of google images
Nov17
it’s here.
fear and hope are alike underneath. –
richard ford
I didn't have my glasses on.... 