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    Laugh A Little

    … on an affair to remember

    I have a confession to make. I’ve had an affair. Affairs. If I’m totally honest, I’ve had affairs. I know, I know. I have... Read More

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the importance of familial trust

    Yesterday I wrote a blog post about juvenile coping mechanisms when coming up against other humans who have a toxic affect on you. I... Read More

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the benefit of toxic friendships

    Did you just start reading thinking we were going to go all psychology-ical and discuss friends that are bad for you and how you... Read More

    Tags: musings, comedic writing, everyday life, comedy

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    Laugh A Little

    … on murderous rampages before breakfast

    Have you ever been watching one of those true crime shows on television and wondered what you would do if you accidentally came across... Read More

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on christmas magic despite spiking

    I love Christmastime (I also love that spell check doesn’t autocorrect me when I type it as all one word). I really do. I... Read More

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the freakin’ egg thing

    It’s holiday time in Dingleville – a smiling family, perfectly behaved dogs, celebratory cherubs…. We are the equivalent of the Whos in Whoville –... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, comedy

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    Laugh A Little

    … on conversations while waiting for the spine doc

    Yesterday, I went with Granny and Grampa to the doctors. Grampa had fallen – and bounced – again a week or so ago, and... Read More

    Tags: everyday life, comedy, grandparents, comedic writing

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    Laugh A Little

    … on camelot and christmastime responsibility

    Well, it’s that time of year again. All year long, I try to fly under the radar. By all appearances, I’m just a regular... Read More

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on upping the chances of chatting with jesus

    You know how sometimes, you’re amblin’ through life, feeling like you’ve got the grown up thing fairly well worked out? (No, this doesn’t happen... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, comedy

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a bouncing octogenarian. again.

    Yesterday, as I was ho, ho, ho-ing down the hall (side note: Don’t try to mimic a Bawston accent there – taking away the... Read More

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on christmas movies. asterisk.

    Today is a big deal official holiday in Dingleville. It’s Decorating Day. There are fires in the fireplaces, pancakes and bacon have been consumed.... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, family, comedy

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    Laugh A Little

    … on apples falling from trees

    You know the saying, ‘The apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree’? Ya? You know the horror that courses through your veins when... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, comedy, kids, musings

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Wonder Proxy

We have medical proxies. We have legal proxies. But what about the most important stuff? What about the stuff that makes our lives worth living? Who is going to take care of making sure wonder remains available to us when we can’t seek it out ourselves? Who’s gonna sneak us off to the ocean, make sure to bring us our dogs, create playlists of the songs we really love… sing with us, tell us our stories… remind us of the love we still have to give, and also to receive? A Wonder Proxy, that’s who. Don’t get your affairs in order without one!

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