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    Laugh A Little

    … on horse heads and crap acquired and… ‘gifted’

    That horse head up above? That’s what greeted our guests yesterday, when they approached our door dressed in Kentucky Derby attire (oh, ya. There... Read More

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on a good luck charm needed elsewhere

    This week has been a bit busy as we’ve been prepping for our trip down to Kentucky to hang with Mac and Half-Kid Jack... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, comedy, humor, road trip

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    … on a letter to my daughter as she graduates college

    Dear Mac, I was in the pantry this morning, looking at the pinch pots that have been here and there and everywhere in our... Read More

    Tags: college graduation, musings, everyday life, kids, humor

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    Laugh A Little

    … on my very first poem for my husband. after a fight.

    I have been asked (many times in my life (by friends and family (and most likely by enemies (but I don’t know (and I’m... Read More

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on the suspicion of serial murderers in dingleville

    It’s lambing season. Yesterday, a beautiful little creature came into our lives. Little and radiant and a gift from Heaven. She was greeted by... Read More

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

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    Laugh A Little

    … on what it takes for photographic excellence

    Because I am a wicked professional photographer now, after taking my friend Jeff’s accelerated ‘How to be a Wicked Professional Photographer in, Like, 10... Read More

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

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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... Read More

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

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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... Read More

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

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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... Read More

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

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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... Read More

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

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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?... 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... Read More

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

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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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