Someone suggested I tweet historical facts, because my book is an historical mystery. Not a bad idea, I thought. That was until I started digging for said facts. Most are, well, boring. Some are just plain weird. Sure, I could tweet them, but I thought it would be more fun to display them as if…
Today is Valentine’s Day, and it also happens to be #ArchiveDay on Twitter, through which bloggers like myself share whatever blog posts (preferably older posts, hence “archive”) to drive some traffic to our site. I can’t help but notice a trend in the posts I’m seeing today. To summarize: Valentine’s Day is stupid. And here…
Earlier this week, someone asked me why I started writing books. They might have meant what do I believe is the greater purpose, what kind of message do I want to send to the world, blah blah blah. The reality is, I started writing books because of a truck. My husband’s truck, specifically. For anyone…
Okay, it’s not really about homework. Because that wouldn’t be funny at all. I just needed a title. It’s about those funny things kids do on paper. It may or may not be homework. I’ve worked in a classroom setting for the past thirteen years; the first ten of those were as a classroom teacher.…
So my husband is a sweet man. He’s thoughtful and spends time looking for gifts that he thinks I’ll like. It’s common knowledge among people who know me that I love owls. I have many things featuring owls. I’m at this very moment wearing a shirt with an owl on it. See? So it’s no…
Today is my birthday. I find it extremely convenient that it falls on a Friday this year, as it offers a useful idea for a Funny Friday topic. Side note: Googling “funny birthday cakes” yields horrifying results. Horrifying. The portrayal of body parts and functions in frosting form and too many to count. Google: I said…
I was recently watching some old Simpsons episodes, and the one where Homer becomes an inventor came on. Remember that one? He wanted to be a better inventor than Edison, but his inventions were…unique. Like all good satire, much of The Simpsons is based in reality. So naturally, I remembered some odd inventions I’d seen…
There currently isn’t snow where I live, but it seems there is in other parts of the country. That can’t be fun as an adult. Driving in it sucks. It makes a mess when people drag it inside on their shoes. Shoveling it causes muscle strains and tendinitis. But kids love it. Know why? Because…
Ah, Christmas. That magical time when for four weeks out of the year, we cover our houses with all manner of lights, inflatables, and nativities that somehow capture the wonder of the season. Followers of my Facebook page know I’m not a big fan of Christmas. It feels like a lot of clutter and tolerating…
I’m visiting family for Thanksgiving week, so I’m a little surprised Funny Friday is happening. I didn’t have an idea, until my mother-in-law literally placed one in my lap. The dog’s name is Daisy. She’s my brother-in-law’s pet. My brother-in-law is a fifty-year-old landscaper. I’ll just let you chew on that for a moment. The…
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