Tag: Humor
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Hiding in Plain Sight
Those men stared through their binoculars for a good minute or two before they realized the truth of what they were seeing. “This is bull!” Bert was furious. He tossed his nocks on the bar and gave Mimi a nod. “Give me another.” Mimi looked over to Jerry, the owner of the pub, who eyed…
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The Mystery Woman
Charlie swore he was innocent. That’s why they hated him so much. “If he’d just man up and confess,” the men explained, “then things might be different.” But Charlie refused to change his plea, accusing his accountant of the crime. Every penny of the firm’s investment funds went missing, and – conveniently enough – so…
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Basic Training
“We are what we repeatedly do.” – Aristotle In case it’s never been obvious, I have a passion for creating images. And writing. The funny thing is, even though I thoroughly enjoy these two hobbies, when they’re the only two things on my plate… I procrastinate. Funnier still, every time I’m taking a class, and…
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Mad for Hats
Before I start throwing out my latest “Hat” Fun Fact, I want to say that while these tidbits of information are new to me… it occurred to me last night that I might be the only one who’s never heard of some of them (My apologies for that!). Psychologically, I’m enjoying these fact finding missions…
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The Basement…
Surprise. “Megan Marie Bailey!” Whenever my mom addressed me by my fist, middle and my last name… I knew she meant business. On this particular night, she came marching toward me… holding up the joint that I had just rolled in my bedroom. “What is this?” What a silly question, I thought to myself. She…
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The Oscar Party
I was caught off guard (totally unprepared!) when Ned plucked me out of bed one morning and forced me to go on a ‘surprise’ vacation. We flew to the west coast and spent the first few days lounging in the sand… staring at the Ocean. We shucked Oysters while we were there, saw an Octopus,…
a sprinkle of faith 