Category: Funny Things
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The Accidental, Comedic Quest
Scene: A bright, sunny Saturday morning, mid-morning, at the 6021. ASHLEYNE arises from bed and opens her bedroom door, allowing the general populace to know she is awake, before returning to sit on her bed. SHANEEQUA appears in the doorway, also still in her pajamas, looking bright-eyed and bushy tailed. S: Good morning! Do…
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Decisions, Decisions, Decisions
Life is full of decisions, both the kinds we make individually and decisions others make. Because of the sheer volume of choices required in order to stay alive and the immense number of forces outside our control, it is not actually possible to make wise and positive decisions all the time. In other words: not all our decisions…
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A Trash Can Away From Greatness
We didn’t have television growing up – or rather, we had a television and a VHS player…just no channels. No, I’m not Laura from Little House on the Prairie. It’s just how it was. But my great aunt Ruth lived in a house attached to ours, and she had basic TV channels, which was a huge deal.…
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Something for Your Monday
Two things: I love this, and thought it might make your Monday better, too: 2. I’m going to be traveling this week and next, so consider this your head’s up in preparation for…GUEST BLOGGERS! That’s right. New voices, new thoughts, new senses of humor. Brace yourselves. And check back on Friday to see who…
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Surviving a Storm
It was just another Wednesday evening here at the 6021, when the sky began to darken, trees tossed their leaves in a panic, and drivers of all ages forgot the rules of the road because it was raining. An “Extremely Severe Thunderstorm” rolled in, uprooting trees, flooding streets, and reducing our house electricity wattage to zero. Good…
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Make ‘Em Laugh
“Go!” the man behind me yells, and I drop the 15lb weight and start running. I take a left, run around the corner of the weightlifting mats, take another left, and straight in front of me is a giant camera lens. My friend Brian is taking pictures. I grew up in a creative, musical family, with…