Tag: jovialness
group name: dimmerswitch
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May 26, 2006 10:33 PM EDT --
I've noticed a disturbing trend on restaurant menus lately. This is probably the most distressing change to casual dining since the Restaurant Free Trade Act of 1998 made it mandatory for each restaurant . . . more
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June 15, 2006 01:25 AM EDT --
(Cross posted from my online humor column, The Dimmer Switch. Link to original article.)
As summer comes barreling in with its stifling heat and humidity, children all across the country take up . . . more
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June 06, 2006 11:26 AM EDT --
(Cross posted from my online humor column, The Dimmer Switch. Link to original column)
Have you ever read one of those men's health & fitness magazines? As a rule of thumb I try to avoid . . . more
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June 07, 2006 10:31 AM EDT --
(Originally posted to my online humor column, The Dimmer Switch, on 2/21/06. Link to original column .)
Note: Originally I wanted to call this Air Travel for Dummies, but the publishers of the "For . . . more
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June 07, 2006 10:39 AM EDT --
(Originally appeared on my online humor column, The Dimmer Switch, on 6/23/05. Link to original article .)
I am an easily distracted person. Look, bunnies!
Ok, where was I? Ah yes, my condition. . . . more
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February 07, 2008 02:41 AM EST --
I had an epiphany while driving home from the office the other day. That's one of the advantages of having a long commute: you have plenty of time to let your mind's higher functions go idle and . . . more
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February 21, 2008 04:38 PM EST --
This Sunday evening marks the 80th Annual Academy Awards ceremony. Although in years past I have made a point to watch the Oscars, I have no intention of watching this year's broadcast.
No, it's . . . more
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March 27, 2008 08:25 AM EDT --
Yes, Gentle Reader, you read the title correctly. In my household, I currently have a cat who is taking a prescription antidepressant.
So why does my cat need Prozac? It's because he recently developed . . . more
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April 15, 2008 01:18 AM EDT --
The Crayola 64 pack of crayons turns 50 this year. Well, not my Crayola 64 pack, since it melted in the back window of my parent's 1981 Ford Granada. I had left them there after school one day and . . . more
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March 20, 2008 01:40 AM EDT --
Like most pet owners, we try to include our animals in our holiday celebrations. For example, every Christmas our pets get a stocking full of treats and all of the candy canes hung from the lower branches . . . more
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March 06, 2007 06:41 PM EST --
Sunday March 11 at 2am will mark the beginning of Daylight Savings Time. I don’t know the complete history of Daylight Savings, but I believe it began in the late 1800s as a measure to protect early . . . more
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August 01, 2006 11:02 AM EDT --
(Cross posted from my weekly online humor column, The Dimmer Switch, on 8/1/06. Link to original article .)
Last week, Lance Bass shocked the world with the revelation that he is, in fact, still . . . more
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August 23, 2007 01:18 PM EDT --
There are two types of people in this world: those who use analogies about two types of people in this world, and those of us who don’t. Wait. Nevermind.
As I was saying, I have a dirty car. Well, . . . more
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June 20, 2006 11:30 AM EDT --
(Cross posted from my weekly online humor column, The Dimmer Switch on 6/20/06. Link to the original article.)
Those of you who visit the Dimmer Switch each Tuesday to get your weekly fix of a . . . more
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August 09, 2006 12:53 PM EDT --
(Originally posted at my weekly online humor column, The Dimmer Switch on 8/8/06. Link to original article.)
You know what really bugs me? Fake buttons.
I'm referring to the buttons on shirts, . . . more
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September 22, 2006 07:14 AM EDT --
Having two young daughters, I've spent a great deal of time over the past five years watching "educational" kids shows. In fact, I'm willing to say that I've spent enough time watching . . . more
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November 15, 2007 02:29 AM EST --
Recently my family and I packed up the van and embarked on the classic family vacation. It involved a long car trip punctuated by frequent parental admonishments of both siblings for copying, staring, . . . more
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April 17, 2008 01:08 AM EDT --
Ah, the life of a celebrity: fancy cars, lavish parties, expensive food, imported children, plus instant reputability for any fringe political or religious beliefs you feel like supporting. Of course, . . . more
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August 15, 2006 08:30 AM EDT --
Dear Hollywood,
I thought we had a deal.
Last week I took my daughters to see your latest offering of children's entertainment. It was a matinee so luckily it only cost me 40 dollars after tickets . . . more
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September 27, 2007 04:23 AM EDT --
If I were to sit down and compile a list of my biggest character flaws (modesty aside, it would be quite a short list), I'd say that at the top item on the list would have to be procrastination.
To . . . more
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