Canned Laughter

I’ve been window shopping on E-bay again.  What do you think of these?
Turn of the century doctor’s carriage from North Carolina.

My doctor drives a Hummer and apparently it’s still not as sturdy as this since he can’t make house calls in it.
Toy piano with five keys. Still plays!

I just think this itty bitty piano is [...]

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Last night I dreamed that my mother, the ardent feminist who banned Barbies from our home, was forcing my middle aged sisters and me to try out to be Vegas style showgirls.
I was very concerned that we were no longer able to kick above our heads, but she assured me that we would do just [...]

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One of the side effects of diabetes is sleep interruption. In my case, it means waking every two hours every night. It makes no difference what I eat, when I go to bed, or if I take an over the counter sleep aid.  It is guaranteed that I will wake every two hours on the [...]

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If you think you’ve seen it all before, chances are you probably have. Because making fun of celebrities is such fun, and Reality TV stars are like fish in a barrel, may I present:

American Idol’s Adam Lambert  and   The Producers’ “LSD”
Because flamboyant jewelry never goes out of style.

Ty Pennington and Dobie Gillis’ Maynard G. [...]

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malapropism:
Definition-Absurd or humorous misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound.
Etymology-From the character of Mrs. Malaprop in Richard Sheridan’s play The Rivals (1775).
Mrs. Malaprop is a 14 year old girl living in our house.
The other evening she marched in to the living room and announced, “For my sweet sixteen [...]

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Last night Spouse was waiting for Bunny and me to to get out of the sauna at the gym after our workout.  He showed me this ad he spotted on the back cover of Men’s Vogue.  “Can you believe how great Sean Connery looks?  This guy is timeless!”  I agreed with a nod and a [...]

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This morning as I was brushing and braiding my daughter’s lovely locks, a tres petite pouf of wind escaped leaving a malodorous air about the room.
“Whew!” I said, “That was a sneaky one!  So Quiet But Deadly.”
“Uh huh.  Are you almost done?”
“That was like a Ninja Toot!”
“OK, Mum.”
I then began singing to the cartoon theme [...]

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The Restroom doors at Hotel Preston, Nashville:

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Yesterday I turned 45.  That makes my Spouse a younger man.  It’s official.  I’ve become a cougar. Rowr!
The lovely Belinda of Ninja Poodles! has a birthay today, too.  She hasn’t quite reached cougar age yet like me, but I hope she has a grrrreat day, too.  Stop by her place to wish her a happy [...]

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Things my mother never warned me about #37:
When slipping into This-Is-Your-Lucky-Night Pumps,  flirting becomes slightly less effective when one stops to search for bifocals in order to fasten the tiny buckles on the ankle straps.
And now for something completely different, I think we can all relate to Affirmation Girl and her first vlog .
Warning: The [...]

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