Category Archives: Humor

The White Stuff

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Sheila Moss

It snowed today. It’s January; there’s supposed to be snow in the winter, isn’t there? That’s the way it always works with the four seasons. But you don’t understand. It snowed in Nashville. We have seasons here, and we have … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Weather | Tagged Blizzard, Driving in snow, Panic, School closings, Snow, Southern snow, Stranded in snow, Traffic jams, Weather prediction, Weatherman | 4 Comments

To Sleep or Not To Sleep

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Sheila Moss

Lately I’ve been hearing other people talk a lot about their personal disorders. I confess I hadn’t really thought much about sleep problems before. Just show me the bed and I can be cutting Z’s in 15 minutes any time … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Humor | Tagged Bedtime, Counting sheep, Hypochondriac, Narcolepsy, Restless leg, sleep apnea, Sleep deprivation, Sleep disorders, Sleep problems, Sleeping, Tossing and turning | 4 Comments

The Interview

Posted on January 7, 2018 by Sheila Moss

I read with interest the notice in the office newsletter about a vacancy. I hadn’t been promoted in years. Although I already had a great job where I was chained to a computer and forced to drink black coffee all … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Work Humor | Tagged Appointment, Extra money, Job, Job expectations, Jon, Motivation, Nepotism, new job, Professional, Qualities, resume, work | 5 Comments

Bombogeneses

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Sheila Moss

The rest of the country can only look on in wonder as the Northeast panics over a snow storm. “Aren’t they used to snow?” We wonder. It snows there all the time. Do a few extra inches really make much … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Weather | Tagged Blizzard, Bomb Cyclone, Bombogenesis, Grayson, Noreaster, Reporters, Snow, Snow plows, Snowmeggedon, State of Emergency, Storm, Wind, Winter | 4 Comments

Baby, It’s Cold Outside

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Sheila Moss

The North Pole seems to have moved south for the winter and we are shivering like castaways with hypothermia. Parking lots have become … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Weather | Tagged AAA, Accidents, cold, Cold weather advice, Frozen pipes, Ice melt, Icy streets, Slip and fall, Snow, Tow truck, Traffic jam, Weather, Weather report | 6 Comments

Happy Online New Year

Posted on December 30, 2017 by Sheila Moss

This is the time of the year when people make New Year’s Resolutions, resolving to change all things wrong in life and turn over a new leaf — to stop smoking, to lose weight, to clean closets, watch less television … Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Technology | Tagged Blogging, Computer, Computer games, Facebook, internet, Internet addiction, iPhone, Network news, New Year's Resolutions, Online friends, Online news, online shopping, Surfing Net | 3 Comments

Tree? What Tree?

Posted on December 27, 2017 by Sheila Moss

Christmas came and went – but my Christmas tree came and is still here. Why is it that I procrastinate about the inevitable every year? I know that sooner or later I have to do the deed and take … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Humor | Tagged Blahs, Christmas, Christmas spirit, Christmas Tree, excuses, Holiday decorations, procrastination, White Elephant | 11 Comments

The Storyteller – Part 2

Posted on December 24, 2017 by Sheila Moss

The memoir my mother wrote covers a wide range of anecdotes. She enjoys telling about how visitors were always welcome at my grandmother’s house, and no one was ever turned away. If it was mealtime, available food was shared with … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Humor, Southern Humor | Tagged Anecdotes, Country life, Families, Family Histories, Folk Tales, Heritage, history, memories, Rural Life, Southern hospitality, Times past | 10 Comments

The Storyteller – Part 1

Posted on December 23, 2017 by Sheila Moss

Mother is a storyteller, a spinner of tales. Her stories are mostly about rural Tennessee and her life growing up on a farm with a large family of eleven children. In rural Tennessee back in the 20’s the modern world … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Humor, Southern Humor | Tagged Family, Genealogy, Heritage, history, Memoir, Rural Life, Stories, Story telling, Tennessee, The Past, Traditions, Writing family histories | 5 Comments

Dear Santa

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Sheila Moss

Dear Santa, I’m writing this because I want to explain a few things in case you get the wrong idea. You may have heard a rumor that I said I didn’t believe in you any more. I did say this, … Continue reading →