"I've Added A Bit of A Limp This Time"
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Reviews on Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Rachel, thank you for having the courage to admit being hooked on Downton Abbey, which was a guilty pleasure for me last year, and will be again this season.
Can’t resist sharing this parody of season 1.
Would You Wear This Sweater? 2011
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Just me on Monday, December 05, 2011
Welcome to the 2011 Edition of Would You Wear This Sweater?
At first glance, this one may seem kind of tame in comparison with previous editions.
Before you answer: you should know that each of the snowmen depicted on this sweater is sporting a Christmas sweater of his own.
And those sweaters are “showcasing the beloved Victorian imagery of Thomas Kinkade.”
Click the link to see a close-up.
So now: would you wear this sweater?
As always, you are among friends; we won’t judge you.
Happy Thanksgiving To You & Yours
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Just me on Thursday, November 24, 2011
I am grateful for my faith, my family, this magnificent country of ours and its wonderful people—especially all of you.
Here’s a reprise of my brother’s illustration and poem from Thanksgiving a few years back.
Almost Thanksgiving
by Sam Ryskind
Roasted turkey, turkey stuffing
Gravy flowing in a boat.
Crans and hams and mashed potatoes
Whipped until they nearly float.
Yellow cornbread, black molasses,
Butter for a ton of rolls—
Almond, green bean, carrot, spinach,
Pearl onion casseroles.
Stalks of broc and brussels sprouts,
Corn and lima-bean goulashes,
Steamy brains of cauliflower,
Shapely deformed winter squashes.
Soups of root like rutabaga,
Pars’ and turnip, radish, beet,
Codfish stew and salty chowders,
Crammed with clam and oyster meat.
Piping pies hot from the oven—-
Call all hands to bring them in:
Apple, pumpkin, sweet potato,
Nutmeg spiced and cinnamon.
Coffee—lots of cream and sugar—
Tasty tarts stacked on a tray—
Stuffed? Don’t panic, this was practice.
Thanksgiving’s still an hour away!
Thankful For: Humor
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Just me on Wednesday, November 23, 2011
I know he’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but Dave Barry never fails to make me laugh. At holidays, I like to hunt down his relevant columns and reread them.
In case your sense of humor is similar and you need a break from prepping your family/house/food for Thanksgiving, I’ve collected a few links to past Thanksgiving columns of his.
Did you know Colin Powell is the capital of Vermont? Read about it in “By the way, those turkey snakes have giant fangs, too.”
This one includes the phrase “a ticking Meat Bomb of Death”: “Defusing the turkey bomb.”
And last but not least, a whole scene with Pilgrims: Great American turkeys.”
(Oh, and don’t worry about the snakes. He’s totally making that up.)
Taking License
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Tuesday, November 08, 2011
If you are familiar with the Creighton method of Natural Family Planning, you will get a big laugh from this clever license plate. Very funny.
The Family That Slings Together
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Family on Friday, October 28, 2011
Need a little exhilaration for a Friday? Here’s how one family spends its “quality time.”
Cheese Panels & Other Heresies
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Just me on Friday, October 07, 2011
Simcha Fisher has another let’s-laugh-at-ourselves classic up.
Her specific problems are a little different than mine.
Where she frets about her youngest kids’ formation, I periodically have to admit to my eldest, “Yes, I’m sorry, you were the guinea pig, and the younger kids have different rules based on what you’ve taught us.”
But we both have kids who mess up the lyrics to hymns, not always deliberately.
She once caught the little Fishers singing “Make me a panel of your cheese.”
I once giggled my way through Mass when I realized my little boy was belting his heart out to a Psalm not found in any Bible:
“The Lord is kinda merciful.”
Surely you must have contributions to a Not-Deliberately-Heretical Childhood Hymnal? Share!
Inducing Labor Day
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Food on Monday, September 05, 2011
It’s labor day, and my thoughts are with a girlfriend who’s a bit overdue and desperate for labor to begin.
She lives in Atlanta, so I had to remind her about the alleged induction powers of Scalini’s eggplant parmesan.
Sounds weird to me, but the restaurant claims to have 300 babies born within 48 hours of their moms eating the dish, so who am I to scoff?
I hope you’ll comment on the oddest labor-inducing trick you ever heard of—or swear by.
Meanwhile, here’s a little feature the Willits did on this bizarre local tradition a couple of years ago.
Emergency Back-Up Post
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Reviews on Friday, August 19, 2011
The Holy Father has been out fishing for men at World Youth Day in Madrid the past few days, and a better woman than I would be writing about it.
I, however, have just realized the back-to-school tax holiday in my state is about to end, so I’m off to buy uniforms and school supplies.
In lieu of soul-fishing, I offer you Soul Surfing, or rather Betty Duffy’s hilarious response to it. #3 is killer.
Beware The Giant Hand Of Condescension
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Friday, August 12, 2011
Not to ignite another heated internet discussion about how heated internet discussions can get, but…
this is too amusing not to share.
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