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    Laugh A Little

    … on dippity-do and me (and crissy)

    Ah, Dippity-do. I don’t remember exactly how old I was, but I remember the bathroom closet of my house in the high-falootin’ town of Tewksbury, Massachusetts. Our town was... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, comedy, humor, crissy doll, dippity-do

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a screaming pillow and inn renovation

    “Mom?” “Ya, Sam.” “Why is your pillow screaming?” I looked over to my newly hung L.L. Bean hammock, complete with custom embroidered pillow, and smiled. While I had intended a... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, maine, comedy, humor, The Inn and gardens, musings

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a sunrise in southport

    Good mornin’. I thought you might get a charge out of the sunrise here on the coast of Maine. All I could think of as I was creating this... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, maine, comedy, old house restoration

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    Laugh A Little

    … on addiction and The Shepherds

    You know, there is a deep underbelly to the world of German Shepherd blog fame. I mean, you feed them and shelter them and snuggle them (okay, I think... Read More

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on my first snow storm at ‘The Inn’ (Maine)

    Yesterday, I was driving south on Route 3 in order to go to Maine. I drive south first, on my three-hour trip north. Go figure. But in Massachusetts, you... Read More

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

  • Laugh A Little

    … on four reasons to have a party today!

    You must be so tired. Ya. Me too. I couldn’t stay up all night though. I can barely make it to midnight on New Year’s Eve. What did you do, set... Read More

    Tags: comedy, humor, groundhog day, musings, comedic writing

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    Laugh A Little

    … on making a point with a perfect boy

    … on making a point with a perfect boy That’s Self-Proclaimed Perfect Boy, Gabe right there. Why do I call him that? Because he has signed every card, “Gabe,... Read More

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on marketing, catholic style

    God. Right now, if you have read almost anything I’ve written, you are probably feeling a little bit uncomfortable. Not because I mentioned God and maybe you don’t have... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, comedy, humor

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    Laugh A Little

    … on breathing again and respecting the old yankee man

    It’s nearly the end of January and I feel like I’m just coming up for air, and I didn’t even realize I was holding my breath… Hi! So I... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, family, comedy, grandparents, musings

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a poem for a new england winter

    Chunking Our Way Through A New England Winter (or, “Screw You Mother Nature” (you can pick your title because this is one of those new fangled, interactive titles)) January brings... Read More

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on chalkboards and quotes

    I may have mentioned before that I have a thing for chalkboards. It’s more than just a ‘thing’, I guess. It sort of shattered violently and noisily as a... Read More

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the tale of zombie pig

    Once upon a time, there were many flying pigs in the world, all born and living on Flying Pig Farm. It is still difficult to get a local to... Read More

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

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Spanky Baby Jesus

An expletive you can utter any time you need an expletive or you want to express surprise (like, “Jesus H. Christ” or “Jumping Jesus on a Pogo Stick”). It came about when I misread my friend Katherine’s description of her toilet paper nativity scene, where she noted her ‘sparkly baby Jesus’. Sad. True.

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