Over the past year, I’ve endured eye surgery, a couple of other eye procedures and an assortment of eye medicines for an assortment of eye conditions. And it’s all left me with a pair of shiners worthy of a barroom brawler. Don’t feel sorry for me. Oh, go ahead. Feel sorry for me. I do. …
Over the summer I watched the teenager next door build a flowerbed in his family’s front yard. Throughout the year I watch him and his three younger siblings mow their lawn, rake the leaves and shovel the snow in their driveway. When they’re inside I imagine them dusting, vacuuming and talking about how their nosey …
HUMOR – ROSBY – Spying on the Hard Workers Next Door Read More »
When you’re a few minutes early to a meeting people think you’re respectful and professional. But when you’re an hour early they think you don’t have much going on. Then they give you something to do. I’ve been worried that’s going to happen to me. A few days ago my husband and I returned …
Quick! Spell enthymeme. Now monadnock. How about tessaraconter? No fair. You looked! Those are just a few of the words 14-year-old Shrey Parikh of San Bernardino, California spelled correctly to win the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee in May. In order, they refer to a type of argument, an isolated hill or mountain and a …
HUMOR – ROSBY – Big Elephants Shouldn’t Even Try to Use Small Exits Read More »
I’ve often complained in this column about misplacing my cellphone. But I’m not going to do that today. No, today I’m going to complain about misplacing everything else. This morning it was my paring knife. And I’d go so far as to say it was my favorite of the three paring knives I once had. …
HUMOR – ROSBY – The High Cost of Misplacing Things Read More »
You know how some people—not me, but some people—get to feeling envious, inadequate and as boring as a brown paper bag when they hear about other people’s good fortune or accomplishments. I recently stumbled across a catchy name for that psychological phenomenon: compare and despair. Isn’t that a clever turn of phrase? I wish I …
HUMOR – ROSBY – The Neighbors Think Your Grass is Greener Read More »
I sped across town, pulled into the parking lot and jumped out of my car. I was running late for a date with my dental hygienist. But when I grabbed my purse it felt too light. Uh-oh. That meant my cellphone wasn’t in it. There was no time to search so I ran into the …
HUMOR – ROSBY – The Best Possible Reason to Imagine the Worst Possible Outcome Read More »
Technology is changing my behavior in embarrassing ways. More than once I’ve tried swiping photos in a photo album like I do on my phone. It doesn’t work. And I’ve caught myself wanting to rewind a news story on the radio like I do podcasts and television shows. That doesn’t work either, at least on …
HUMOR – DOROTHY ROSBY – That’s Not What I Said Exclamation Point Read More »
I asked myself again today, “Should I be worried about how much I talk to myself?” I thought about it. Then I said, “Naw. I think you’re fine as long as you don’t start interrupting.” And I do think that. In fact I’d go so far as to say, dear reader, that if you don’t …
For your reading pleasure I will now present a brief history of my elbows. You’re probably thinking you’d rather read the history of elbow macaroni and you’re not too keen on that either. But stick with me and you’ll never take your elbows for granted again. I sure don’t. I’m currently suffering through my third …
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