Category Archives: Humor

Old Sol Interview

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Sheila Moss

With the recent heat wave and all the concern about beating the heat, we decided to go to the source and interview the deity in charge of heat – Old Sol himself. 1. What sort of job do you have, … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Humor | Tagged Center of universe, Eternity, Global warming, Heat, Light, Solar, Solar energy, Sun, Sunburn, Sunny, Sunshine, Suntan | 2 Comments

Tips to Beat the Heat

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Sheila Moss

Tip 1 – Be sure to drink plenty of water. – This one is logical; except I don’t have any bottled water and plain old water out of the faucet isn’t chic any more. Will I have to go to … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Humor | Tagged Air conditioning, Avoid exercise, Dress light, Drink water, Eat light, Keeping cool, Rules, Stay inside, Suggestions, Take showers, Tips, Wear hat | 4 Comments

Pigging Out

Posted on August 3, 2018 by Sheila Moss

Pork barbecue, or “pulled pork,” as we call it, is a southern delicacy. Recipes are closely guarded secrets. You might as well ask for a Texas chili cook-off recipe, the ingredients of a gourmet coffee blend in Seattle, or how … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Humor | Tagged Bar-B-Q, Barbecue, Barbecue sauce, Barbeque, BBQ, Beef barbecue, cooking, Grilling, Meat, Pork barbecue, Pork loin, Pulled pork, Smoker grill | 2 Comments

On Writing Humor

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Sheila Moss

Recently I’ve received a number of requests from high school students about how to write humor. I only seem to receive such fan mail when it is time for term papers. I’ve concluded that a high school teacher somewhere is … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafts/Hobbies, Humor | Tagged Advice on writing, Blogging, Creative Writing, How to write, Hyperbole, Inspiration, Practice writing, Reading, Repetition, Spell Check, Spelling & Punctuation, Thesaurus, Tone | 3 Comments

My Weed Garden

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Sheila Moss

Some days I love to garden. Other days, not so much. I had my backyard flower garden looking terrific, weeds under control, flowers blooming. My green thumb was vibrating with joy. But weeds, being weeds, are never truly under control. … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Plants/Gardening | Tagged Black-eyed Susans, Common weeds, Flowers, Gardening, Morning Glories, Primrose, Queen Ann's Lace, Sunflowers, Weeds, Wildflowers | Leave a comment

Hometown

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Sheila Moss

I always say that I’m from Nashville, home of the Titans, country music, Al Gore, and big hair. There’s a lot to write about when you’re from Nashville. However, I’m actually from a small satellite community called Smyrna, where column … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Southern Humor | Tagged Lower Taxes, Nashville, New construction, Nissan USA, Rutherford County TN, Small Towns, Smyrna, Smyrna TN, Speedtraps, Tennessee, Urban development, Urban growth, Wal-Mart Super Store | 4 Comments

The Incredible Growing Spaghetti

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Sheila Moss

I was out of town attending a festival in East Tennessee. Even though we made reservations months in advance, that was not soon enough. We ended up staying away from the center of activity in a tiny town in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Humor | Tagged Beer, BYOB, East Tennessee, Eating out, eats, Italian Food, Restaurant, spaghetti, Yeast Bread | 6 Comments

The Gambler

Posted on July 19, 2018 by Sheila Moss

Someone won the lottery again, and again it wasn’t me. To win the lottery, you have to buy a ticket. And since I didn’t have a ticket, that’s probably a big part of why I didn’t win — that and … Continue reading →

Posted in Entertainment, Humor | Tagged Addiction, Atlantic City, Jackpot, Lottery, Lotto, Luck, Lucky numbers, Odds, Probability, Quick Pick, Tunica, Vegas, Windfall, Winner | 5 Comments

Office 101

Posted on July 13, 2018 by Sheila Moss

An office is a place where people go to spend the day in a tiny cubicle and wish they were not spending the day in a cubicle. Cubicles were invented to keep workers from spending time talking to each other … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Technology, Work Humor | Tagged Artificial Light, Copy Machines, cubicles, Data, email, FAX, office humor, Office size, Office Workers, offices, Telephones, Voice Mail | 4 Comments

Who Is That Masked Man?

Posted on July 10, 2018 by Sheila Moss

“Who is that masked man, anyway?” They always asked, as he rode off into the sunset. “Why, don’t you know? That’s the Lone Ranger!” The William Tell overture swelled in the background as we heard him shout, “Hi Yo, Silver, … Continue reading →