This whole blogging thing is just not going to work for me…
I started this blog to be like the other cool writer wannabes. But I’ve been [spying on] checking out their blogs, and it’s clear I’m doing at least three things wrong:
Tag Archives: humor
I’ve been Liebstered! (Or — It really IS all about me…)
BEST. REWARD. EVER. After Jo Savill calculated on her blog that at the rate people are spreading the Liebster Award, …
SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY UNICORN DNA
The good news: scientific research teams have isolated unicorn DNA. The bad news: they found it in British supermarket products labelled as beef.
Thanks for the £2 million, Mr. Hague!
When we moved to England, I had two worries. How hard would it be to make friends, and how would …
Valentine’s Day BC (Before Children) vs AD (After Delivery)
In the years before children (BC) I considered myself a reasonably cultured person. Books? I bought them in hardbound so …
Why I’m Not a Teacher
“Good news. You get to teach my students about getting a job,” said my sister. She had just picked me …
Top 10 Reasons Not to Have Kids
There are actually LOTS more reasons not to have kids. As a serial kid-producer, I offer a revised list:
Life begins when the kids leave home and the dog dies
As proof of the continuing deterioration to be expected from advanced cases of parenthood, we decided it was time we acquired a puppy. Of course, before we got her we did careful research to determine the most intelligent and trainable breed for a family dog. Those who know how this technique has paid off for us in the past will not be surprised to learn that we became the proud owners of Natasha, a Scottish Border Collie who looked like Spuds McKenzie and boasted approximately two brain cells.
Crash course: how to be sick in bed
The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient while Nature affects the cure.–Voltaire I have nothing to write about …
The Politically Correct 12 Days of Christmas
This was a piece I wrote for the Wall St. Journal. They added the illustrations and ran it 1/6/1994. Since then it’s appeared on hundreds of websites, and has been attributed to several people including my (surprised) husband.
Barb Taub 