Tag: Humor Writing
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Winning the Coin Toss
Some people are just lucky, but does that make them winners? A ceremonial coin toss marks the beginning of each NFL game, and of course, one team “wins” the toss. This team often choses to “defer” for the purpose of receiving the ball in the second half. So, correctly calling a coin flip makes you…
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Mennonite BASE Jumpers
I live in South Central Idaho, in the “Magic Valley,” and it is indeed magical. Progress continues in the Magic Valley—not so much in a big-city cultural arts and events way, but more like an outdoorsy, friendly, brew-pub dining, Costco vibe. We feature a wide, high bridge over a huge canyon and our regulations allow…
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Real Time
Welcome to the future long promised: one in which, instead of paying for cable or satellite TV, we’d stream entertainment from the Internet for free. It has arrived—other than the free part, as I know I’m not the only one getting subscription-service soaked. Besides that, I still stupidly pay for Dish because they discount me…