I look so much like my mother, it’s frightening. Thankfully, I like my mom. But yeah. There are photos of us at the same ages and you can’t tell who is who without help and cultural cues (and not even those always help, because I had a “poodle skirt” phase in junior high/high school).
Dangerous Cruises Pitch Travelers Overboard!
Yesterday on the TV news, I heard this statement, in connection to a recent death on a cruise line. The speaker was discussing the risks of cruise travel in general, and the footage was stock footage of various cruise boats. “What people don’t realize is, of course, is…. it happens more often than not.” …. […]
Dangerous Cruises Pitch Travelers Overboard!
Yesterday on the TV news, I heard this statement, in connection to a recent death on a cruise line. The speaker was discussing the risks of cruise travel in general, and the footage was stock footage of various cruise boats.
“What people don’t realize is, of course, is…. it happens more often than not.”
More often than […]
How to Write Funny Jokes
Why Funny? Comedy is hard to write and hard to perform. There are people who are naturally gifted at making jokes, and most of us have blessed times when our timing is perfect and everything that comes out of our mouths just zings. But for most of us, funny is hard work! So why bother? […]
The Silverton Casino: $5 Blackjack in Las Vegas
It used to be pretty standard that you could find at least one blackjack table with a $5 minimum. Before blackjack became all the rage about 10 years ago, you could even find tables with $2 or $3 minimums. Those days are all but gone on the Strip, but if you’re a blackjack player, there […]