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    Laugh A Little

    … on countrified signs of spring

    When I was a little kid living in Somerville, and even in the ‘country’ of Tewksbury, we were all the way past the beginning of spring, and totally into spring, practically... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, comedy

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the old yankee man and the giant slalom

    The Old Yankee Man has quite a fan club and I get messages all the time asking about him. Usually these messages are sweet and kind and are just... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, family, comedy, old yankee man

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    Cry A Little

    … on mattering humans

    Some people just matter. And they don’t just matter once or twice, or in the past or you are sure they will sometime in the future. They are busy... Read More

    Tags: college graduation, track and field, musings, everyday life, family, humor

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the relationship between penises and string theory

    It’s a penis made of Skittles. Yep. A Skittle penis. Number-One-Son-Sam was home from college on his spring break for his birthday. You may recall a photo a few... Read More

    Tags: everyday life, comedy, humor, musings, comedic writing

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    Laugh A Little

    … on animal cruelty on Easter morning

    Queue Sarah McLachlan music. Hi. I’m Sarah McLachlan. Will you be an angel for a helpless animal? Okay, no. It’s just me. But wasn’t that so real? I know. I... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, german shepherd, labrador retriever, yellow lab, comedy, Easter

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    Laugh A Little

    … on some dogs never learning

    Yup, he’s stuck. Again. This time? Marshal Dillon Dingle went into panicked ‘find’ mode when he sensed that Self-Proclaimed-Perfect-Child-Gabe dropped/left on purpose (we never know) a piece of popcorn... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, german shepherd, comedy, humor

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    Think A Little

    … on a good morning, due to a great ‘good morning!’

    Every morning that Sam is home, he texts me from his bedroom: “Ok Send Blaze”. Photographic proof (Sam has the grey bubbles, I am in blue): So after that... Read More

    Tags: german shepherd, yellow lab, comedy, comedic writing, everyday life, family

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a dear, dear world

    Number-One-Son-Sam just ate a piece of celery. Stuffed with bacon. Because he can, because as of today he is 20. He has decided, now that the word ‘teen’ doesn’t... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, comedy, kids, humor, musings

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    Laugh A Little

    … on shoveling eggs

    So. I’ve been doing a little research on the whole scrambled egg thing. Yes there is a scrambled egg thing!  Where have you been? So last week I was... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, comedy, humor

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    Laugh A Little

    … on disrespecting the dead, german shepherd style

    Last week, we celebrated Poop Day at the Dingle house. It was a good day. A productive day. It was sort of like a cleanse, really. A poop cleanse.... Read More

    Tags: humor, musings, comedic writing, everyday life, german shepherd, comedy

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    Laugh A Little

    … on me and georgia o’keeffe and robert frost (wHierd)

    This pic reminds me of a Georgia O’Keeffe painting that is not of a vagina. Oh, sorry, was that too graphic for you? This pic reminds me of a... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, comedy

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    Laugh A Little

    … on poop day 2014

    Get that camel in your head. Got it? Okay. Also, let’s pretend your name is Mike. MikeMikeMike. What day is it? No. Not ‘Hump Day’. Jesus, Mike. It’s Thursday.... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, family, german shepherd, yellow lab, comedy

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Heart Wrinkles

Much better than a hole in your heart, or scars. Heart wrinkles form as you go through life’s tough stuff. Wear them with pride. We’ve earned every one (and I think our hearts are way more beautiful with lots of heart wrinkles).

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