What Makes Me Laugh

Word to the Wise: Don’t drink rum, then champagne, and then beer unless you want to end up singing both the Doxology and every lyric of Jon Bon Jovi’s greatest hits in one night. Not that the singing wasn’t enjoyable, but the morning after hurt me bad. I think it was the champagne. The day [...]

I’m leaving for Tennessee tomorrow for what may be my final appearance ever as a bridesmaid or bridesmatron (I know, you’re drying your eyes right now, aren’t you?). I expect to experience both culture and culture shock in the South, and hope I don’t get lost (I’m getting a handy GPS unit for my car just [...]

Sleighbells Ring. Are you listening? In the Lane. Snow is glistening. Personally, my favorite Christmas Carol is “All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth.” It just says so much about a child’s mental anguish, doesn’t it? No toys, just my teeth please. Plus, you get to sing with a lisp, and who [...]

I’m leaving today for Las Vegas to run Sunday’s Rock ‘N Roll Half Marathon on the Vegas strip. Both Vegas and running a half will be a first, and I hope to survive both. So far I’ve survived running in the rain, the wind, the snow, and the ice, so whatever lies ahead can’t be that bad. A big [...]

Well, I can pretty much guarantee that I won’t be welcome in the Rising Trout coffee shop in Lewistown anymore. Which is really unfortunate, since I travel to Lewistown frequently for work, and it’s the only good coffee shop / bookstore in town. On Friday, my colleague Mark and I stopped in there for a quick [...]

Right now I have nine spam comments on my blog just sitting here, waiting for me to delete them. The thing about comments generated by spammers (people who don’t actually read your blog, but want others to click on a link from their comment to an advertisement for genital herpes medication – or some other stupid product)   is [...]

Stop me if you know the meaning of these words: bolero, dupioni, brocade, sienne, southern formal wedding. In the process of preparing for my next debut as bridesmaid (bridesmatron?) I’ve learned so many new words. Which shouldn’t be surprising, since I am no fashion maven, and Kayb is an incredibly talented artist who is ultra-fashionably [...]

I think it’s about time I start writing about where I live, because it’s a funny place. Jimmy Buffet even wrote a song about it. When I finally read the lyrics I was surprised to find a few references to deviled eggs in bars. I’m no real partyer but I’m pretty sure no Livingston bars [...]

On our refrigerator is a New Yorker cartoon with a woman sitting on a couch, talking to a man standing in the corner of a living room. The caption says, “After your tomato plants, you have nothing left over for me.” We laugh about this cartoon but there is a grain of truth there. Doug [...]

The bus drops me off in front of the Montana State University student union every morning, and I walk the mile downtown to work. For some reason they don’t have the downtown bus timed to pick up the Livingston commuters, but no matter, I could use the walk. The walk through campus in the morning makes me [...]