Now that he was dead, Norman Watts was in possession of certain information that someone in the living world would have given an arm and a leg to discover. Forget Halloween or Dia de los Muertos or any of those other days of the year when the departed are supposed to be revered. They might have been […]
Entries Tagged as 'Uplifting'
The Mechanized Sorting Day of the Dead
December 27th, 2009 · 11 Comments · Allegory or Fairy Tale, American Humor, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Celebrities, Charming, Christmas, Cottage Life, Entertainment, Family Humor, Fantasy, Funny Horror, General Humor, General Interest, Ghost Story, Heartwarming, Human Nature, Jokes, Lifestyle, Literary, Magic Realism, Mood, Music, New Year's Eve, Offbeat, Paranormal, Song Lyrics, Supernatural, Surprise Twists, Sweet, Theology, Uplifting, Whimsy
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The Devil Pulls a Fast One
October 31st, 2009 · 5 Comments · Afterlife, Allegory or Fairy Tale, American Humor, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Celebrities, Charming, Cute, Difficult Decisions, Family, Family Humor, Feel Good, Funny Allegory, Funny Banter, Funny Competition, Funny Dialogue Story, Funny Family, Funny Horror, Funny Religious, Hard Life Choices, Heartwarming, Human Nature, Lifestyle, Not As It Seems, Oddball, Offbeat, Parable, Religion, Religious allegory, Screwball, Slice of Life, Surprise Twists, Theology, Uplifting, Whimsy, Zany
The devil and God were having lunch at the Zeus and Apollo restaurant on The Danforth in Toronto. The devil was partial to Greek food and, while God preferred Middle Eastern fare, He was content to let the devil have his way. The two didn’t like each other much. But God didn’t see how […]
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Life was Sweet Again on Planet Lollipop
October 24th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Allegory or Fairy Tale, American Humor, Canada Humor, Charming, Cute, Difficult Decisions, Entertainment, Family, Family Humor, Family Tragedy, Feel Good, Funny Family, Funny Workplace, General Humor, General Interest, Hard Life Choices, Heartwarming, Human Nature, Jokes, Lifestyle, Movies, Oddball, Offbeat, Parable, Puns, Satire, Screwball, Slice of Life, Sports and Recreation, Storytelling, Surprise Twists, Uplifting, Whimsy, Witty, Zany
Life had been sweet on the planet Lollipop. Barney Bracken, a young fortyish married man with children, was living his life according to five simple rules: 1) don’t become addicted to alcohol; 2) don’t become addicted to mood-altering drugs; 3) have a decent job that pays a good living; 4) cultivate true friends; and 5) do whatever […]
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The Seagull Poet of Butter Bay
September 26th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Allegory or Fairy Tale, American Humor, Anthropomorphic, Canada Humor, Charming, Cottage Life, Cute, Feel Good, General Humor, General Interest, Heartwarming, Human Nature, Imagery, Jokes, Lifestyle, Longing, Lyrical, Mood, Oddball, Offbeat, Parable, Poetry, Puns, Satire, Screwball, Slice of Life, Storytelling, Surprise Twists, Uplifting, Whimsy, Wishful Thinking
In a vision, he’d once seen another seagull in a top hat dancing at the Trocadero. It was the most elegant thing ever. He became entranced by imagery and longed to give expression to his own special voice. There was no doubt, he was a poet at heart. That’s what his girlfriend, Sandy Barr, told him. Never […]
Tags:anthropomorphic·at the beach·beautiful imagery·Edgar Allan Poe·feel good·fish out of water story·funny animal stories·funny cottage stories·funny language stories·heartwarming·Jonathan Livingston Seagull·longing·lyrical·mood piece·Nevermore quoth the raven·prose poetry·storytelling·wishful thinking·writing poetry
My Wife and I Argue over our New i-Phone
September 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment · American Humor, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Charming, Clash of the Sexes, Cute, Family, Family Humor, Famous Actors, Feel Good, Funny Dialogue Story, Funny Family, Funny Husband & Wife Story, Funny Husband and Wife Banter, Funny Rant, Funny Technology, Heartwarming, Human Nature, Jokes, Lifestyle, Movies, Oddball, Offbeat, Outrageous, Romance, Satire, Screwball, Slice of Life, Surprise Twists, Technology Advances, Uplifting, Whimsy, Witty
At the end of the day, Donna and I lie in bed and send messages out over Twitter by way of our new i-phone. The following is one of our typical conversations. ME: Ho het yourwelf a hoof bool to reaf? That’s not what I typed. DONNA: What did you mean to say? […]
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Every Family Lives by Its Sayings
August 12th, 2009 · Comments Off on Every Family Lives by Its Sayings · American Humor, British Humour, Canada Humor, Charming, Children and Pets, Coming of Age, Cute, Family, Family Humor, Feel Good, Funny Family, Funny Parable, Funny Sayings, General Humor, General Interest, Heartwarming, Human Nature, Jokes, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Oddball, Offbeat, Puns, Screwball, Slice of Life, Sweet, Uplifting, Whimsy, Witty, Zany
“When one scoop of ice cream is too much, two scoops can sometimes be just right.” That was something my wife, Donna, said one summer evening – perhaps unwittingly, we’ve never been quite sure – when the family walked to the local ice cream parlour for a cool treat. Then she demonstrated her belief in this […]
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Everybody’s Crazy
June 29th, 2009 · 3 Comments · American Humor, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Charming, Children and Pets, Crossed Wires, Cute, Family, Family Humor, Funny Absurd, Funny Animal, Funny Character Study, Funny Dog, Funny Family, Funny Pet, Funny Rant, Heartwarming, Human Nature, Lifestyle, Movies, Not As It Seems, Oddball, Offbeat, Outrageous, Rant, Sardonic, Screwball, Slice of Life, Surprise Twists, Twisted, Uplifting, Witty
Everybody’s crazy, some more than others. I don’t mean to make light of people who have deeply rooted problems that make their lives much more difficult. I’m talking about the large proportion of the population that passes for normal. Among everyday acquaintances, everyone is bonkers. Some have addiction issues. Some have anger issues. Others […]
Tags:funny going crazy or bonkers story·funny leader of the pack story·funny losing my mind story·funny passing for normal story·funny pet dog story·funny professional therapy story·funny rant story·Marley and Me·out of body experience·separating fantasy from reality story
There can only ever be the One Dog
March 31st, 2009 · 1 Comment · American Humor, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Charming, Children and Pets, Coming of Age, Cottage Life, Cute, Family, Family Humor, Feel Good, Funny Animal, Funny Dog, Funny Family, General Humor, General Interest, Heartwarming, Human Nature, Jokes, Lifestyle, Lyrical, Nostalgia, Oddball, Offbeat, Outrageous, Screwball, Slice of Life, Sports and Recreation, Uplifting, Whimsy, Witty
Now that I’m in my sixties, I have to work a little harder to remember that snow has provided some of the best moments of my life. When I’m out walking our dog, Daisy, after a heavy downfall, the beauty can leave me awestruck and feeling young again. The smell of the ozone goes straight to one’s […]
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Marriage and Multi-tasking
January 19th, 2009 · 1 Comment · American Humor, British Comedy, British Humour, Canada Humor, Charming, Children and Pets, Cottage Life, Cute, Entertainment, Family, Family Humor, Feel Good, Funny Family, Funny Workplace, Heartwarming, Human Nature, Jokes, Lifestyle, Nostalgia, Not As It Seems, Oddball, Offbeat, Screwball, Seduction, Slice of Life, Sports and Recreation, Surprise Twists, Twisted, Uplifting, Wedding, Whimsy
My wife and I had kind of a unique wedding. We sort of eloped, but then we also bought the farm on the same day – literally, not figuratively. And our only child at the time, Tom, aged 12, was my best man. Donna and I were due to get married, so we arranged for […]
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