by mike | Mar 16, 2023 | Aging, Editing, Humor, Life, Quotes, Uncategorized, Writing Quotes |
You would have to be quite wise in order to be quoted as often as this literary giant. I first presented this post in 2019. Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), known by his pen name of Mark Twain, is considered this country’s greatest humorist. William Faulkner even...
by mike | Mar 6, 2023 | Aging, Baseball, Books, California, Life, Sports, Uncategorized |
Well, I sure hope so, because I’m turning 77 today. Holy crap, how in the name of Zeus’s butthole did that happen! Wasn’t I just roller-skating along the mean streets and back alleys of the Bronx neighborhood where I grew up? Didn’t I just graduate from college and...
by mike | Jan 16, 2023 | Aging, Humor, Life, Uncategorized |
Well, that’s what I call it, and it may seem rather extreme for a driveway, but you’ll understand once I explain. It’s also an ironic appellation, considering that this driveway leads up to the “back forty” parking lot of…a church. THE BACKSTORY…AND I DO MEAN “BACK”...
by mike | Dec 31, 2022 | Aging, Books, Life, Movie Lines, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
I first ran this post eight years ago, and a few times since. Does life change much? You be the judge. As the year 2022 comes to an end today, I got to thinking: how in the name of Zeus’s butthole did it pass so quickly?! I guess when a year is 1/76th of your life,...
by mike | Aug 1, 2022 | Aging, Editing, Humor, Life, Quotes, Uncategorized, Writing Quotes |
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835-1910), known by his pen name of Mark Twain, is considered this country’s greatest humorist. William Faulkner even went as far as calling him “the father of American literature.” Here are some more of his best and most meaningful quotes....
by mike | Mar 24, 2022 | Aging, Films About Writers, Humor, Movies, Musical Theater, Uncategorized, Writing |
A truly forgotten film. Too bad. This post first ran in 2018. I can’t say that the 2018 comedy, Humor Me, did poorly at the box office. That’s because it did almost NO box office. It just sort of came and went, and we all missed it…and that’s a shame, as it definitely...
