Archive for Humor
When Does Size Matter – You Decide …
Posted by: | CommentsDo dogs know something we don’t?
Saw this on the Ellen Degeneres web site this morning:
When does size really matter?
Dogs teach us so much – besides giving us so many reasons to smile and laugh, they just show us what it means to live in the present.
I’m still working on that piece of the canine connection.
Size Does Matter
Posted by: | CommentsMaybe not in all things, but certainly when it comes to public bathroom stalls.
Typically I use the stalls designed for the handicapped – assuming there is no one else in greater need than me. They are usually the only ones that allow a person to move in any kind of normal way and without feeling cramped.
Size Matters ... At Least When it Comes to Public Bathroom Stalls.
This morning I had breakfast with a friend at the Cracked Egg. A nice place to eat – reliable food and friendly staff. But beware the women’s bathroom! (Can’t speak for the men’s. Haven’t had occasion to visit it.)
The stall is sooooo narrow and short that to get in and shut the door you have to straddle the toilet.
Sit down and you’re off center because you are competing for space with the toilet paper dispenser.
Talk about awkward and uncomfortable.
Business done, you then have to straddle the toilet again to open the door and get out.
Who designs these things? Certainly not somebody who uses them.
And it’s not just the Cracked Egg – it is so many of the businesses that have public facilities. The amenity is nice, especially if I’m going to be in the place of business a long time, as with a restaurant.
How many more inches do they need to make a bathroom stall big enough to be easy to use? Course, I’m assuming that any business is interested in providing an experience to customers that will keep them happy and coming back.
A moment of truth for a business. (See ‘Moments of Truth”, by Jan Carlzon)
Maybe I’m wrong……
On-Line Lib: I Can’t Believe…..
Posted by: | CommentsThink “Mad Lib games from the ’50′s, 60′s, and ’70′s.” Fill in the blank:
“I can’t believe she just _______________ with all these people around!”
It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Posted by: | CommentsI may be dating myself here because I remember theses games – Mad Libs. Did you play them?
Creating around 1953, Mad Libs are fill-in-the-blank party and group games. Great fun and always funny.
One person asks players to give words in categories like noun, verb, adjective, … you know, all those grammatical things kids today aren’t learning (oops! Soap box has just been removed before I could step up onto it!)
Once the ‘leader’ has filled in all the blanks they are used to complete a story filling in each blank of the story with one of the words provided.
The result is a nonsensical narrative that almost always has people rolling on the floor.
In that spirit, I am introducing my version of on-line libs: You/we get to fill in the blank to a statement posted here. It won’t be a surprise story but we’ll all be able to create something that may or may not be funny and we’ll be able to share our thoughts.
Just a test……
Perception is Everything
Posted by: | CommentsSo true – perception is everything. How you look at things, what you know, experiences you’ve had, all go to shaping your perception of reality … your reality, anyway.
I saw this video this morning and while on one hand it had me smiling, on the other it was a great example of perceptions and how they change the responses we have to our environment and the people and things in it.