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Sunday, January 23, 2011

For Naut; Re: Jag...James Gorman's NYTimes Piece on Dog IQ

Sit! Fetch! Practice! By JAMES GORMAN Published: January 22, 2011 I suspect that many dog lovers are struggling with last week’s news that a border collie named Chaser learned the names of more than 1,000 objects and can retrieve them on command. Lisa Hanawalt They are looking at their dogs and... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 20, 2011

My Mother Went to Tunisia and All She Got Me Were War Stories

A couple of months ago, my oldest son Ben (20) called to let me know that he was going to travel to Columbia over Winter Break (college). It was cheap, he said, and he could practice his Spanish. "It's cheap," I told him, "because people are being kidnapped and murdered. I think the government would... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Urgent: Never Text and Walk

As this clip shows, texting while walking can be dangerous to your self-esteem...... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Bamboo Ariala Called Up for Jury Duty

Filed under: What Can Happen.... Perhaps Bamboo IS next? Click Here for Story..... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, January 10, 2011

Poop Is My Face Snack

The title of this post was the Facebook status of a Young Adult novelist friend of mine, Sarah Littman (author of Confessions of a Closet Catholic), whose 14 year old daughter accessed Sarah's Facebook account and "had that 'I'm writing about poop' look about her.'" As Sarah wrestled to get her... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, January 7, 2011

An Hilarious YouTube Video; Editors Vs. Writers

For all of you fiction writers out there who have dealt with confusing editors, here's a great clip of a most confusing conference (via sitcom, of course.....this would never happen in real life, right?) Enjoy! Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Blizzard of 2010; Southern Connecticut Style

I just heard that my friends in the next town over got a REVERSE 911 call; the Town Of Greenwich robo-called every resident commanding that they STAY INDOORS and DO NOT LEAVE until the very last lashing winds have died down tomorrow morning. Worse than the snow that's already begun to fall is the... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, December 18, 2010

NY Times Magazine Year In Ideas

I'm reading my favorite edition of the NY Times Magazine - the second to last weekend of the year it always runs short write-ups of new, innovative ideas. Two this year struck me as particularly humorous, in a dark way. 1. A crude gas-mask/bra. In 1986, the Ukrainian scientist Elena Bodnar realized... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, December 13, 2010

Bad Writing, The Movie

Oh yes, oh yes, oh yes.....I want to see this movie. It's got David Sadaris, for GOODNESS SAKES!!! Bad Writing, Movie Trailer Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

From Upcoming Barbara Walters With Betty White

Walters: At 88 does one still have sex? White: If one is very lucky, I bet they do! I just LOVE Betty!!!!!!! Sign in to see full entry.

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