Creative commentary plus crafty composition

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

  • Sandwiches for Santa should be on rye bread because this is as close as he can get to liquor on his most important delivery day
  • In lieu of chimneys, Santa prefers a red silk chute through a side window
  • If children arise prior to 6:00 am, parents can withdraw one gift for every twenty minutes they attempt to get the household up earlier Read the rest of this entry »

TOP 10 Snowless Winter Sports

 

Adaptation, even with recreational activities, is a key life survival skill

–   Cross-country frozen field team pursuit

–   Synchronized over skis jumping

–   Leftover Christmas wrapping paper bowling

–   Black ice driving time trials Read the rest of this entry »

 

Dedicated to the delirium of the occasion

  • Go on grand tours of parking areas
  • Items are ‘on sale’ for what you believe the regular price should be
  • You can never get too much holiday season music Read the rest of this entry »

 

There is still so much we don’t know

  • Why is the wind against you no matter what direction you are biking?
  • Who is prepared to prove no two snowflakes are the same?
  • Isn’t it time for artificial sweeteners to start helping the medicine go down? Read the rest of this entry »

This Has Been Edited

 

Try writing a piece of any length more than a few words, and see if it doesn’t benefit from editing.   Whether it’s improving the wording of an image, or trimming excess description in a paragraph, the net effect can improve the picture while moving the narrative along. Read the rest of this entry »

 

When looking to give gifts in an international context, cultural sensitivity can make the difference between an appreciative reception and a strained one, as well as creating a positive memory enduring afterword.

Here are some examples, based on an internationalHRForum.com article worked into the December issue of Toastmaster magazine: Read the rest of this entry »

 

We’re well into December, the grass is still green (not white), so time to sit back and enjoy more updated clichés (with originals in italics):

  • You can call it a sweetheart deal when the love of your life is a cheap date
  • Due to the giant detergent spill in the bay we were forced to swim against the Tide Read the rest of this entry »

It seems not that long ago that the only time you saw a ticker list of information across the bottom, or side, of a TV screen was when relaying stock market or related activity.  Stocks and other commodities current value was flashed in a continuous loop, in real time when available.  The loop would run perceptibly, if multiple loops speeds would vary.  The general implication was that only this type of activity merited a tape feed.

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With less outdoor activities in the winter, more time for hobbies

  • Painting on canvas using only invisible colours
  • Collecting counterfeit money
  • Collecting spoiled beverages
  • Secretly substituting expensive car parts with exact duplicates Read the rest of this entry »

 

Minefields – what’s in a name?

(a) “Sometimes when there are multiple writers on a project, you go through a process called arbitration. That’s to figure out who gets the ‘Written by’ credit on a movie. It’s all handled by the Writers Guild, and it’s an incredibly screwed-up system that’s probably the best system that we can manage given all the variables involved.   Read the rest of this entry »