I have a running battle with easy-open containers. Most of them aren’t.Medicine bottles with the cryptic “Push & Turn” instructions. Tabs on boxes that dispense paper cuts as often as the contents. Plastic packs that slice &...
Topics: architects, congress, doctors, easy-open containers, Experience, Found Humor

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We got wrapped last night.The picture was taken afrter quite  a bit of clean-up and does not do the effort justice.  And since Arlene and I don’t have any friends that stay up late enough to attempt this, we decided it must be some of...
Topics: Charmin Ultra Extra Strong, driveways, Experience, pranks, toilet paper, wrapping

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Image via WikipediaI have just watched Suart Brown’s TED talk: Why Play is Vital - No Matter Your Age.Play.When did we get so serious?We’re even serious about humor. Somehow somewhere we seemed to get the idea that to be serious, we have to be...
Topics: Found Humor, frat guy, motivational speaker, play, sense of humor, televangelists, youtube, Zen

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I don’t know about you, but I am suspicious of ranking any group whose JOB is to find loopholes.Woodward/White, Inc. publish this list and have a trademark on “Best Lawyers.” This reminds me of Hallmark Cards, who created Mother’s.
Topics: Attorneys, Found Humor, Lawyers, smu law, Texas

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Image via WikipediaResearchI recently spoke for the Butterfly Brunch, a benefit for lymphedema and lymphatic research. Jake Miles - The Lymphedema Documentary Project, and Wendy Chaite, Founder & President of the Lymphatic Research Foundation were...
Topics: breast cancer surgery, Butterfly Brunch, documentary project, Experience, lymph system, lymphatic research foundation, oncologist, prostate surgery, rodney dangerfield

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