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    Laugh A Little

    … on freakin’ should people, and the rule book

    At 5:30 a.m. yesterday morning I left Lexington, Kentucky traveling northeast at an average speed of 74 miles per hour. If I only stopped when absolutely necessary (and once... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, comedy

  • Laugh A Little

    … on a big move, to a big country, where nothing is a big deal

    In 1995, my dear husband and I found ourselves sprinting through LAX. And by ‘sprinting’, I mean moving as fast as humanly possible with two year old Mackenzie holding... Read More

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on road trips, soft porn, and a bridge from nowhere

    Today I head out on a road trip with my son. Our journey is a 1,527 miles from chic and trendy Dunstable, Massachusetts to New Orleans, Louisiana (or N’Orleans,... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, music

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    Laugh A Little

    … on an old dog (and the things he’s done for love)

    We have had many dogs, my nearly perfect husband and I, and hopefully will have the room and the time and the ability to love and care for many... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, pet loss, bernese mountain dog

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    Laugh A Little

    …on my first dog and the virgin mary in a bathtub

    Growing up, my favorite author was Albert Payson Terhune. Sure, it was a mouthful, and none of the other kids at Shawsheen Elementary School had any idea who he... Read More

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the acquisition of live poultry and being a dog

    I want a freakin’ chicken. No, I’m not kidding. I want a chicken. I want several. A gaggle or a flock or a peck or whatever it is you... Read More

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on big boy pig piles

    Little boys tend to fall into one of two categories. They are dinosaur kids, or truck kids. I’m not saying that the same kid can’t enjoy dinosaurs and trucks... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, family, sports, comedy, kids, soccer

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    Laugh A Little

    … on sociopaths and psychopaths (there is a difference)

    Once upon a time in or about the year 2000, my dear husband and I had a conversation over a cup of coffee on one of those rare, quiet... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, family, comedy, mayhem, tortoises, turtles

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    … on old houses not quite empty

    When one impulsively purchases an old house, the feeling of elation is quickly followed (and when I say ‘quickly’, I mean specifically the amount of time between agreeing to... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, family, maine, comedy, ghosts

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    Think A Little

    … on mr. holland

    There is a house, across the cove from mine, on an island snuggled in the mid coast of Maine.  We, my nearly perfect husband and I, found this island... Read More

    Tags: maine, musings, comedic writing, everyday life, friends

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    Laugh A Little

    … on oddballs and tennis balls

    See that guy up there? Oddball. It isn’t his name. It’s just him. I don’t even know his name. But I’ve seen him nearly every Thursday morning in the... Read More

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on rocky balboa (at 11 months)

    This is the raw photo of the champ. Eventually it will make its way, in black and white, onto a full-blown movie poster. There will be big, white capital... Read More

    Tags: german shepherd, yellow lab, bernese mountain dog, great pyrenees, sports, musings, comedic writing

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wHierd

Similar to ‘wHat’, ‘wHy’ and ‘JoHn’. In Dingleville, we tend to pronounce the ‘H’s’ in these words and I don’t know wHy it started, or wHere or by wHom. Sometimes we even add H’s where there are none. It’s wHonderful.

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