My Painful Christmas History – ARTICLE
Christmas has often been a somewhat painful season for me. I grew up in a big household with five kids so my parents were trying to cut corners any way they could. They would wait until about three days before Christmas to buy our Christmas tree, which was always a...
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Santa Bunny – VIDEO
Based on my experience, Santa might need to be replaced. In this video, I outline my reasons for doubting Santa's competency, and make a suggestion about how we might improve the situation.
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Old school back to school – ARTICLE
The back-to-school ritual in my household when I grew up always began with a trip to the discount department store, where my mom’s mission was to outfit me in the most embarrassing clothes possible. Between the dressing room and the cash register, I’m sure my pants...
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The Cheapskate’s Guide to Getting a Babysitter – ARTICLE
The only economical babysitting options I’ve found are grandparents, newly married couples, and dogs. Let me save you some time and tell you that the dog option isn’t going to work, for two reasons: 1] Dogs don’t have thumbs so when you call home to see how the kids...
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Kmart clothes and hand-me-downs – VIDEO
I grew up poor and wore Kmart clothes! I'm not real proud of that, mind you, but my therapist says it's good if I talk about it. I want to hear from you in the Comments section below if you also had to wear them!
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Tales of the Halloweird – ARTICLE
Halloween was always a scary time for me when I was growing up. Not because of all the ghosts and goblins and such, but because my mom made all my costumes. Every kid knows that an acceptable Halloween costume must either be scary or cool, and Mom’s costumes fell...
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What to do about Covid weight gain – VIDEO
Have you gotten on the scales lately and not liked what you’ve seen? Then I have a suggestion for you! #covidweight #funnycovidvideo #bathroomscale
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Middle Age Orientation Program – ARTICLE
Hello! Welcome to middle age. You’re going to love it! Heh, heh. A little orientation humor there. No, the truth is that much of it is going to be uncomfortable and—well, there’s no point in soft-pedaling it—you’re going to be miserable. I’m here to give you a...
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Sonic Ocean Water
Mmm-mm! I can almost taste the algae!
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My wife is the coupon queen – VIDEO
Do you really have to tell the server you have a coupon before you order? In this video of me speaking to a live audience, I explore that question and talk about what happened when my wife produced her coupons at IHOP. #funnyvideo #couponqueen...
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