For some reason, when I write guest posts for other bloggers, I frequently reveal a different side of me, often a less funny one. Today, I’m over at Reed My Writing, run by humor writer and dad, J.R. Reed, a funny man with whom I’ve shared many tweets over the past month. On Thursdays, J.R. […]
On the Move
Humour Column: Trying Not To Glue Gun Kids Together
When I was on my Spring Break, I volunteered two mornings in both Vivian and William’s Grade 2 classroom. I had to do a craft. I happen to despise crafts. I can mess them up easily. Those two mornings in a primary classroom were the subject of my latest humor column in The Calgary Herald. […]
Laughing about Sex After Kids
Trying to make time to see The Hunger Games with my husband reminds me of trying to get pregnant. First, he’s involved. Second, there’s an ovulation-like time crunch: I want to see the movie by Monday, the end of Spring Break. Third, all my friends seem to have done it already. Fourth, it’s something we’d normally […]
Atticus Finch vs. Indiana Jones the Zombie
Y’all have been doing such a great job that Atticus Finch has made it to the Final Four of Clay Morgan‘s March Movie Madness tournament. It started with 64 teams. Now Atticus needs your help to make it to the final two of this Best Movie Hero competition. Atticus is up against some stiff competition, […]
5 Crazy Examples of Found Humor
I had a bit of fun with my iPhone this past weekend, finding humor in the mundane. Photo 1: Bookstore Photo 2: Bookstore, Bizarre Pairing A Photo 3: Library, Bizarre Pairing B Photo 4: Parking Lot Photo 5: Bowling Break-down ~ ~ ~ March Movie Madness update: ATTICUS ADVANCED! He made it to the Final 4. […]
Why Atticus Finch Is Better Than Han Solo
UPDATE: Atticus advanced to the Elite Eight. I won’t be doing any more full posts on voting for him, but I will do “bottom links.” Thanks for voting and for bearing with me. The good news: Y’all rock. Atticus beat out Belle (Beauty and the Beast) to advance to the Sweet Sixteen of Clay Morgan’s March […]
Atticus Finch: A Hero for the Ages, including the Zombie Apocalypse
UPDATE: Atticus won! He moves to the next round…against Han Solo. More on that soon. I’m in a contest. My buddy, Clay Morgan, is hosting his second-annual Movie March Madness (known on Twitter as #mmm2) and I’m in it. The best movie heroes of all time are battling it out in an NCAA-style tournament. Atticus […]
Pregnant Women, and Eating with the Addams Family
It’s Friday, a day synonymous with going out, or– if you’re a teacher or a parent – with falling asleep in front of the TV by nine o’clock. Before you fall asleep, feel free to hop around to some of my recent writing around the web. Pregnant Woman or Vegas Tourist looks at the similarities between […]
A Letter from China
Today, I’m posting a letter from one of my online male friends. My husband calls them my American-men-with-weird-names. There’s Clay, Chase, and Knox. And there’s Mihael. Mihael (or Michael as I call him – the invisible “c” is not silent in Canada) is likely the person I’ve been connected with the longest on Twitter. We […]
If you love double entendre…
I have a few new humor pieces up at NickMom.com. Most involve double entendre, the fancy French name for IYKWIM. I’m pretty sure I can make you smile (or gasp). Here they are: 9 Parenting Phrases That Sound Filthy But Aren’t Teaser: #4 is Put your toy in the box. Dr. Seuss Titles That Sound […]