A Hero on Every Page
Every year the school district sends a link to some video courses. It wasn’t one of the things I missed when I became a full-time writer. Now that I’m a substitute teacher, guess what? I get a link to a bunch of video training classes and associate quizzes. This year their were nine different classes. …
Video Training: Does it train you? Read More »
Thanks to Amazon and other online vendors, a person never needs to leave their house to be supplied with anything they want. Everything they want—as long as they have a credit card limit high enough—will come to them in the mail. Or be delivered by another parcel service. The other day, the UPS man rang …
Get anything you want – in the mail Read More »
It matters if the toilet paper rolls from the top of the roll or the bottom. Articles have been written on the subject. Memes have blasted around the Internet. Not long ago, I had my own epiphany thanks to a roll of toilet paper. From the Top I once read in a reputable magazine that …
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I’ve been watching Arrow for many months now. It’s the “thing” my husband and I do on Sunday evenings. We’ve finished the third season now and WOW, talk about tying things in a pretty bow. All this to say: I’ve come to the conclusion that nice girls (and guys) make lousy superheroes. Wait! What? Isn’t …
Do Good Girls make lousy Superheroes? Read More »
Superheroes can’t date. Or maybe they can date, but they can’t fall in love. “Love is like a bullet in the head” – DeadShot from Arrow This doesn’t mean our gal Wonder Woman doesn’t have dating guidelines. After all, she’s a pretty opinionated person. How could she be an American icon without addressing the institution …
Dating Tips from Wonder Woman Read More »
Superman: the perfect ideal. Flawless. All the men want to be him. All the women know he’s too good to be true. What the man needs is a little cellulite. Okay, maybe that’s more of a woman flaw. But let’s face it, perfect heroes are unrealistic. The average person doesn’t relate to them. This is …
Superman Needs Cellulite Read More »
Have you ever picked up your phone and been asked by a real person to complete a survey? Maybe to earn the chance at a gift card at WalMart or something? The other day I was minding my own business, typing along on my current novel-in-progress. The phone rang and I answered. Answering the phone …
A New Age of Telemarketing: Do these things really sell stuff? Read More »
Smile! It’s Friday. Your face can do this. I promise. Some weeks are rougher than others. No matter what, Friday always looks better when we can regurgitate the good parts. Still sounds gross? Sorry. Here are the memes. I included last weekend because, hey, I didn’t want you to miss out on more reasons to …
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Superheroes might live among us. Your mail carrier could be one. Or maybe it’s the nerdy IT guy. After all, many famous comic superheroes have alter egos. This identity conceals their true abilities and after-dark pursuit of justice. If they didn’t live double lives, they would be considered vigilantes. Even the men and women of …
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Captain America is the ultimate super hero. I’ve said this before. In detail (you can read about it here). That’s why I was a little offended when some people claimed Cap was dumping on the world in order to save Bucky. It was bad enough when they claimed Cap didn’t have a real reason for …
Captain America: Is it all about the Bromance? Read More »
