Tag Archives: Humor

The Never-Ending Yard Sale

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Our neighbors have a yard sale every month. On the same Saturday every thirty days, at ass-crack dawn, the guy next door opens his garage and pulls out the old chairs, a rack of odd clothes, boxes of mismatched what-nots … Continue reading →

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There, I said It

Posted on November 1, 2010 by Terry Taylor

I’m going to have to admit something I do not want to fess up to. No, I did not DVR today’s episode of The View. I’m not that beat down. Yet. It is almost as embarrassing, though, and shameful, as … Continue reading →

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What Will You Be This Halloween?

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Halloween is big business. This year it’s bigger than ever. In a recent survey, over 40 percent of respondents said they will be wearing costumes. Americans plan to spend an average of $66.28 each – or upwards of $20.4 billion. … Continue reading →

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It Happened At The County Fair

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Terry Taylor

After reading an article about state fairs in the New York Times, I was reminded of the smells of a fair. It is a wholly unique aroma; part cotton candy, part funnel cake, part hot dogs, part candied apples, part … Continue reading →

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My Neighborless Behavior

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Terry Taylor

I wake up early and nudge Rudy from doggy sleep inside his beloved crate where he snoozes like Bill the vampire on True Blood. Rudy stretches and runs immediately downstairs grabbing one of his dozens of tennis balls, some broken. … Continue reading →

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I Write Like

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Jeff Johnson sent me a website I have not seen before. He is like a Google bot when it comes to rooting around the Web. It was featured on Holy Kow, Guy Kawasaki’s content aggregation site. The site purports to … Continue reading →

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Riding the 4th of July Stretcher

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Clear, blue skies pushed choking humidity to the last 20 feet above the crabgrass. That way, even tall people on a ladder or a drunk sitting in a lawn chair on top of his RV could feel it. Temps flirted … Continue reading →

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Monkey Porn

Posted on June 11, 2010 by Terry Taylor

On a recent trip to a large, well-known zoo, my family and I strolled into the funky-smelling monkey house. Apes and gorilla’s of every brand lounged and hung, one-armed, from limbs behind the fences, moats and glass. When we got … Continue reading →

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The Accidental Cannibal

Posted on March 26, 2010 by Terry Taylor

A recent article in Oxford American resurrected my latent desire for jerky. A friend from Alabama asked me if I had ever had frog jerky. I grew up in the deepest of the Deep South, but I have never even … Continue reading →

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A Brilliant Alternative To Retirement Homes

Posted on March 15, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Over the weekend, I heard about a brilliant piece of thinking from a man in Florida. His name is Ricardo. I hate to use peoples’ names in this space since sometimes my writing attracts unsavory elements and angry retorts, but … Continue reading →

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The Fall and Rise Of Rudy

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Our backyard lies in the shade in winter. Snow is still two feet deep back there. The slow melt of day freezes into a hockey rink every night. Icicles the size of Darth Vader’s light saber flow off the eaves … Continue reading →

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My Sign Sucks

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Terry Taylor

We all have to be something. Aries, Tarus, Winnebago. I am a Sagittarius. I have never put even a remote amount of faith into such things. I’ve always figured our fortune was guided or blunted by our own actions, not … Continue reading →

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Whuzusayinbutmebo?

Posted on January 20, 2010 by Terry Taylor

 On a recent trip to the Deep South to take care of some unpleasant business, I began to notice a few incidences of the famous Southern accent evolving into something akin to a foreign language. Not everyone speaks it, but … Continue reading →

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What Is Unusual?

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Terry Taylor

Have you seen the commercials for Chantix? It is a smoking cessation prescription medication. All of these pharmaceutical commercials have a long recitation of side effects and warnings. We have heard them for years: constipation, nausea, gas, etc. Everything on … Continue reading →

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Bobby and Paula

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Terry Taylor

During the holidays I was hit by a moment of revelation while watching Bobby Bowden coaching his last game at Florida State. After his final win, he gave a press conference. He was classic Bobby B. I flipped channels and … Continue reading →

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