While going to college and living the high life….and I do mean high life, in Austin, Texas, I used to watch a lot of TV.
And drank a lot of beer.
And uh…..a few other things.
This was back in the halcyon days of the early 80’s when life was easier and beer was cheaper. It [...]
Native Texan and LK idol, Tex Avery, came from that group of true artists, the classic animators of the thirties and forties. You know how they name American submarines by class? Like a Virginia class sub, Los Angeles Class….Ohio Class, etc.
Well, here in Laurieland of you’re one of those gifted artists [...]
A JOKE FOR THE SHRINKS IN MY AUDIENCE:
A reporter is writing a story on the latest advances in the treatment of mental illness, so he goes to a psychiatric hospital in his town to interview the Director.
They meet, shake hands, sit down and the conversation begins. “So tell me, what kind of test [...]
I like prying into your life.
I am a blogging voyeur.
You are fun to get to know; fun to analyze. And yes, it is analysis, of sorts. Since I know nothing about psychology, this gives me the opportunity to gain entre′ to your life and that in turn, [...]
Some people ask me, “Hey Laurie, you crusty old bitch!! Does anything EVER get you down?”
My God!!! Pull up a chair Grasshopper and listen up, Cujo.
There is MUCH that phases me; much that moves me.
For example, I’m bothered by the fluctuating Nikkei.
I’m upset that a Houston steak house is offering a [...]
IF MY BODY WERE A CAR…
I was a once proud Edsel…not unlike the sad, tired, neglected, old vehicle you see above.
Now if that pile o’junk were me and let’s be honest, it could be, I’d certainly be thinking that it was time to trade me in for a [...]
Look at him.
Morely Freakin’ Safer.
Smug bastard.
He is le Gran Pere of CBS’ award winning news magazine, 60 Minutes.
I suppose he has every right to be arrogant, I mean he’s interviewed everyone short of God and after that Warren Buffet one-on-one a few years ago, we might want to rethink that.
But I don’t care for [...]
WARNING TO MY YOUNGER READERS (and from what I can tell, that’s most of you because well, I am Methuselah’s daughter), this post is NOT for the terminally hip.
If you’re a self-professed music purist and just too damn cool, move along. This post will bore you to the point where you’ll [...]
As a rule, I don’t think comic strips ( or God forbid, “funnies” as one very far removed ex used to call them) are funny.
I ask you, has Family Circle ever generated a belly laugh? Have you ever almost soiled your drawers while reading the HILARIOUS antics of Nancy and that [...]
Ninety-eight percent of the entire world is extremely non-photogenic.
And sometimes, cut-rate photography only exacerbates the situation. Sadly, if you were generally unattractive when you walked into the studio, when your proofs are ready a week later, you will find that even on special Kodak paper, you’re actually more unattractive.
And if your DNA, glacially [...]
