Humor in Everyday Life Archives - Page 5 of 7

Devil’s Food Cake and White Lies

February 18, 2021 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Those nasty box cakes My mother had an electric mixer with a rotating bowl that blended her cakes into creamy smoothness, and she always let me lick the bowl clean. All that yummy raw … Continue reading >>

Delivery!

January 19, 2021 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

First job My husband Don laughed when I brought the Target delivery into the house this morning. "I was doing that over fifty years ago," he said. Delivering groceries, that is, from a … Continue reading >>

Let’s hear it for screaming

December 21, 2020 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Not feeling it This year my husband and I won't be hosting our annual neighborhood Christmas party, which involves weeks of decorating, planning, hand-wringing, fears that no one will actually show … Continue reading >>

Be Bold. Be Cranky

December 30, 2019 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

When crankiness hits: I consider myself to be a generally upbeat person, but sometimes I feel like a cranky old lady. Today, for example. I went to Dicks Sporting Goods to buy a pair of Brooks, … Continue reading >>

I Will Revise: An Ode to the MFA Program

April 1, 2019 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

One highlight of The University of Southern Maine MFA program is their annual talent show. When I was a student ten years ago, we enjoyed everything from clarinet recitals, hula hoop performances and … Continue reading >>

Bar Jokes and Grammar

May 14, 2018 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

What's better than bar jokes for English majors, grammar nerds and writers? When they also serve as mini grammar lessons! These jokes are all over the internet, and unfortunately I couldn't find the … Continue reading >>

Linda K Sienkiewicz

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