Categotry Archives: From the Mail Bag
Acrobatic Singers
These ladies leave me astounded, and as someone who could once rotate from doing the splits with the right foot forward to doing them with the left forward without lifting off the floor, I don’t impress easy.
Stage Fright
“What’s wrong? You’ve done this a hundred times before. You were fine during last night’s show? How can you have stage fright now?” “Last night I didn’t know I wasn’t any good. I’d never seen myself sing until you showed me the video. Now I realize I have to do it differently.” “Relax. It’s just a stage you’re going through.” “That’s what scares me.” Think you can write a story in 55 words? Go visit the G-man to see those […]
Chalk
I was planning on posting the awards I’ve received lately today, but literally fell asleep on my keyboard while trying to set it up. Still not done. Will post it next Monday instead. Meanwhile, check these out.
Fwd: Interesting Art by Liu Bolin the Invisible Man
You’ve probably already seen this guy, but I like these pictures enough to share them anyway. The email this came in claimed he painted himself. Since then I’ve seen an interview with him which clearly showed someone else doing the painting. Either way, it’s in interesting concept well executed.
Fw: The Irish Bagpiper
As a bagpiper, I was asked by a funeral director to play at a graveside service for a homeless man who had no family or friends. The funeral was to be held at a cemetery in the remote countryside and this man would be the first to be laid to rest there. As I was not familiar with the backwoods area, I became lost and being a typical man, did not stop for directions. I finally arrived an hour late. […]
How Are Twins Made?
I’ve been busy with this NaNoWriMo thing and neglecting my friends here at the restaurant. Between trying to crank a book out this quickly, having relatives come visit, and simply getting through the daily grind, I’ve been strapped for time. Is anyone else out there feeling the Holiday pinch yet?
Fwd: Pumpkin Pie Anyone?
Best wishes for a happy Thanksgiving! Content Warning – utterly tasteless joke:
fwd: An Italian Mother
Mom comes to visit her son Anthony for dinner . . . who lives with a female roommate Maria . During the course of the meal, his mother couldn’t Help but notice how pretty Anthony’s roommate was. She had long been suspicious of a relationship between the two, and this had only made her more curious. Over the course of the evening, while watching the two interact, she started to wonder if there was more between Anthony and his roommate […]
