What Makes Me Laugh

Right now, I’m in need of a good laugh. Just like the weather, I can feel sunny one minute and cloudy the next. A thought can grab me and twist my mind until I get so stressed that I’m ready to fight, flee, or freeze. I know the thought is there because I can feel it in my [...]

Here’s how it went down. Me: At the keyboard, hands curved, ready to strike a key. Doug: Electric guitar hanging from his strap, flipping through music. Doug: “You want to play some Stevie?” Me (Thinking): Oh, Stevie Ray Vaughn. Famous blues guitarist. Died in a helicopter crash. From Austin, Texas. 36 years old. Me: “Yeah, [...]

Some stories are so good, so juicy that I can’t wait to share them. Rapper Darryl “DMC” McDaniels’ (of Run DMC fame) made it through a deep depression by listening to his “Angel” for four years. I don’t want to ruin the surprise for you, so I’ll just share what I learned (or re-learned) from [...]

Answer: Probably not! Doug and I geek out to science television whenever there’s a.) nothing good on the sports channels, and b.) nothing worth laughing at on the tube. We heart Nova. The other night we learned about the amazing brains of cephalopods: Octopi, squid, and cuttlefish. They problem solve (which is more than I [...]

Winter. Not my favorite season. I told this story to my yoga instructor on Monday night and she laughed. Laughed! It was 4 degrees outside and a blizzard had settled over our town and she couldn’t have been happier. She said she giggled all day skiing the slopes. And … here’s the kicker. She had [...]

First, the truth. I drove with an expired driver’s license for over three weeks. Gasp! It wasn’t an accident. I was really resisting getting my butt into the driver exam office for a new license. I mean really resisting. First, I couldn’t find the exam office. I thought it was in the county building because [...]

My new favorite television show last aired more than ten years ago, and the laughs are classic. Doug TiVo’d the Larry Sanders Show for me over the New Year and now I’m an addict. It airs on the Independent Film Channel, which also airs the worst commercials on television. I’ve never seen so many “If [...]

When I was a wee bunny, my mother called me “rabbit.” I’ve never asked her why, or really even given it much thought until I learned how to discover my power animal over at Good Vibe University (my new favorite place).  Turns out my animal totem is a hare! Or, if this image is more [...]

So, Doug and I watched a documentary on the life of The Buddha on New Year’s Eve. Yes, yes, this doesn’t sound like the raucous party you attended, but honestly, it was a really good way to ring in the New Year and featured some great poets (Jane Hirshfield and W.S. Merwin). Anyway, it inspired [...]

A certain image comes to mind when you hear the words “Ice Ice Baby.” You know what I mean, right? I mean, you were there in the ’80′s too, right? Well, so was Brett Favre. Actually, it seems like he’s been around since the Pioneer Days, but anyway, I caught this video of Brett dancing [...]