| Is It Advertising Or Adverteasing? by Knight Pierce Hirst |
| If it says hardware on a sign, I know tools are sold there. I have no idea what's sold at West Coast Custom. Aren't signs meant to attract customers? If so, some signs needs "custom-er-izing". |
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| Are You Listed? by Knight Pierce Hirst |
| I've reached the age where lists are a necessity. If I don't write things down, I forget them. Of course, this leads to another problem - remembering where I put the lists. |
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| Isn't Dining Out In? by Knight Pierce Hirst |
| Because of hectic schedules, more people eat out; but because of the tight economy, fewer people dine out. What's the difference? About twenty dollars per person. |
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| Would You Bet Everyone Gambles? by Knight Pierce Hirst |
| On the East Coast weather is a gamble. Do you take an umbrella, wear boots or buy snow tires? Now I live on the West Coast - where weather is no sweat-er. |
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| Is It The Holidze Again? by Knight Pierce Hirst |
| Tis the season to be jolly - tree trimmed, presents wrapped, meal planned and carol singing. Stores have their decorations up before Halloween. Next year I should start feeling jolly the day after Labor Day. |
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| Aren't There Too Many I's In Criticism? by Knight Pierce Hirst |
| Abraham Lincoln said we have the right to criticize if we have the heart to help. Who could criticize that? |
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| Have You Burned Any Travelogs? by Knight Pierce Hirst |
| There are lots of places to see and lots of ways to travel, but my grandmother thought we should see America first. Then we'd see why people from other countries come here. |
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| Are You Stressed By Stress? by Knight Pierce Hirst |
| My grandmother had a simple solution for stress. Relax, let go of whatever is bothering you - and don't pick it up again! |
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| Are They Shopping Malls Or Mauls? by Knight Pierce Hirst |
| I'm an enclosed mall shopper. For me it's a jacket I don't have to wear and an umbrella I don't have to carry. It keeps me warm and dry - and it keeps me shopping. |
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| Is Creativity Catching by Knight Pierce Hirst |
| Creative people are given creative license to change facts. Politicians must think they have creative license too. |
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| Gift Certificates For Marriage Counseling? by Knight Pierce Hirst |
| Marriage counseling gets a bad rap because people are embarrassed to talk about it. Maybe a PR tweak would help. Maybe it could be called the gift that keeps on giving. |
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| Is Life A Party Waiting To Happen? by Knight Pierce Hirst |
| I must be different. When I invite people to a party from 5pm to 7pm, I expect them to arrive at 5pm and leave at 7pm. Of course, if they don't leave at 7pm, I don't mind having help cleaning up. |
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| Finding The Right Joke To Tell by Jon Caldwell |
| Laughter is the best medicine and a great icebreaker for a first date, as a sense of humor is as the number one turn-on for many women But it's one thing to have a great sense of humor, it's quite another to have everyone in stitches |
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| Yes Virginia, There is an Allegorical, Metaphorical, and Culturally Neutered Santa Claus by Jack Deal |
| Santa has adapted well to the 21st Century. Those that don't believe he exists don't even wish he did. How sad. |
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| Who Let The InfluenzaOut? by Knight Pierce Hirst |
| It's that time of year again. It's the time when I find myself wishing flu was the past tense of fly. |
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| I'd Rather Be an Ugly Mexican than an Unhappy, Stupid, Silly Argentinean by Jack Deal |
| Argentine reporter Jorge Lafauci was recorded during a TV show saying that Mexicans are the ugliest and the only pretty ones are on TV. Lafauci upholds a longstanding tradition of Argentines making silly, stupid statments. |
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| Bathroom Safety Tips Made Easy by Dror Klar |
| Tips to make the most dangerous room in your home a lot safer. |
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| Intelligent Design and Natural Intelligence Are Two Peas in the Same Old Pod by Jack Deal |
| If it can't be tested and exists only on faith it is not science. Why not say 'it's not science' and move on? |
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| Who Put The Place In Placebo? by Knight Pierce Hirst |
| My grandmother's jewelry box has a place for every kind of jewelry imaginable. It even has secret compartments. Because I'm jewelry-challenged, however, I have it filled with memories. |
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| Does Remodeling Qualify As Housework? by Knight Pierce Hirst |
| Because married couples are newlyweds for a year, my husband and I must be "newlyhomeowners". We've been remodeling our new house for a year. |
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| Did Anyone See Where My Youth Went? by Knight Pierce Hirst |
| I've looked in the mirror and I've decided I haven't lost my youth. It just looks different - wrinkled. |
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| Holiday Humor by Robert Favero |
| - My friend mentioned that he and his wife are taking out a home equity line of credit to buy Christmas presents Isn't that a little crazy |
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| Boycott Chinese and Buy Mexican by Jack Deal |
| Better to buy from friends and neighbors than from those that poison us and even their own. |
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| Did You Get The Word? by Knight Pierce Hirst |
| "Notions" used to be small, useful things - like needles and threads - sold in stores. Now notions are just general ideas - which gives you a notion what's happening to words. |
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| Does The Shoe Fit? by Knight Pierce Hirst |
| When I was a little girl, I loved to play dress-up in my mother's high heels. I still love to wear high heels. They lift my spirits. |
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