Creative commentary plus crafty composition

For those of us who live in cold & snowy climes…

In celebration of the year-end frenzy…

  • All items 50 – 75% off except those with white, yellow, orange, pink, red, blue, green, purple, brown, or black stickers
  • Take 80% off all out-of-stock & deleted items Read the rest of this entry »

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 »

It’s that time of the year when Top 10 lists abound, so…

  • Hockey players receiving penalties of five minutes or more should have the option of serving time later in community service
  • Golfers should use green balls to be more respectful of nature Read the rest of this entry »

This makes a dozen batches of enlivened clichés (with the original in italics):

  • Hop, skip, and a jump: Name the three phases of dancing through dog droppings
  • Your overcoat seems to be wearing out, so if the shoe fits, wear it Read the rest of this entry »

Notwithstanding the omnipresence of electronic communications in our daily lives, versions of community newspapers continue to exist, if not flourish.  Why should we be an exception?

Here are excerpts from the latest monthly edition of what’s happening in our neck of the woods…

Mayor Timmy Holmes continues to display his greatest attribute, namely being Read the rest of this entry »

Memorable Quote # 16

In a place you only dream of

Where your soul is always free

Silver stages, golden curtains

Filled my head, plain as can be Read the rest of this entry »

Clichés Upgraded – Part XI

That time again, another batch of enlivened clichés (with the original in italics):

  • New research has shown that being as happy as a clam is really a shell game
  • The cook left her baking on the cold window sill, accidentally creating icing on the cake Read the rest of this entry »

Memorable Quote # 15

                       If I didn’t love the material, I would have taken a job

as a piece of cardboard in a wino’s shoe instead of an album jacket…                                                                                                                                                          I know a person with your sense of the bizarre must have lots to do. But, Read the rest of this entry »

Actually Speaking

What has traditionally been called ‘The Art of Conversation’ clearly has taken a generational downturn.  But there is hope it will continue, and not just due to evolutionary history. Read the rest of this entry »