Category: Laughter Humor & Play

Mermaid Day!

Well it is my birthday!  I am the age of the minimum wind speed needed to issue a severe thunderstorm warning. In Spongebob Squarepants Patrick claims that my age is the luckiest number ever!  And my age matches the number of counties in the state of California. So how did I spend my day? I…

By Mirm September 12, 2017 0

Hellos and Goodbyes

Liam Elwood and I started a little game and it has grown.  It is the typical word exchange as he leaves my office and heads to the preschool.  Now Olivia is verbal enough to join in.  We have come up with several different rhymes to say hello and goodbye. Super fun! Oh hi, firefly!//What’s the…

By Mirm May 12, 2017 0

Pedro Conejo

A friend reminded me of Jim’s sleight-of-hand trick with the yellow foam bunnies today.  He always had jokes and tricks ready to go, and kept them in his pocket! In fact, I cannot remember a time since I met him in 1977 that he was not always at the ready.  He wore out several sets…

By Mirm April 14, 2017 0

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Yea, brother, let me have joy of thee in the Lord: refresh my bowels in the Lord.  Philemon 1:20 Can you imagine this holiday during Bible times? It definitely would have a different impression to see a wad of intestines on a card. Scripture refers to the bowels when it talks about tenderness and compassion.…

By Mirm February 14, 2017 0

Recent Riddle

Heard this riddle recently: You are riding a horse, galloping at a constant speed and to your right is a giraffe, traveling at the same speed you are. Directly in front of you is a loping kangaroo and your horse is unable to overtake it. Behind you is a lion chasing all of you. What…

By Mirm July 21, 2016 0

April Fool’s day

Interesting day….there are so many theories about how and when this day got started. Who really knows and perhaps that is the best joke of all! Some say that it has its roots in the resurrection, when Jesus got the last laugh over death. Others say that it is really about the French calendar reform,…

By Mirm April 1, 2016 0