Merry Christmas from the Envyofall Family

There are two things that make me feel like a boring person: writing a Christmas letter and reading everyone else’s.

HolidaysDorothy RosbyDecember 17, 2024Christmas letter, Christmas humor, midwestern humorist, envy Comments

Don’t Decorate and Other Ways to Eliminate Holiday Stress

Nostalgia is just the sense that everything was better if it happened so long ago you can’t remember it accurately.

Paltry Poultry

When I checked the turkey it was as cold as my darling’s heart.

Finally a Barbie that Looks like Me

Here she comes: It’s Medicare Barbie!

Humorous essays, agingDorothy RosbyNovember 7, 2024Barbie, middle age, humor, midwestern humorist Comments

Raking for Humankind

Raking leaves in our yard is like shoveling snow during a blizzard.

HomeDorothy RosbyOctober 22, 2024raking, autumn, yardwork, midwestern humoristComment

My Next Big Adventure

I’ve swum with dolphins. Oh wait. Those were cows, and they weren’t swimming. They were drinking out of the lake I was swimming in.

TravelDorothy RosbyOctober 4, 2024bucket list, adventure, midwestern humorist, travelComment

A Few Steps Short of a Full Walk

A lot of people are obsessed about getting at least 10,000 steps a day—at least they are for the first few days after they get a new fitness tracker.

Dorothy RosbySeptember 17, 2024fitness, midwestern humorist, fitness trackerComment

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Politics

I’ll never call anyone a nitwit. At least not to their face.

PoliticsDorothy RosbySeptember 5, 2024civility, politics, midwestern humorist Comments

Why I Don’t Fold Laundry Anymore

All I need is one TV channel that shows murder and mayhem suitable for folding clothes by.

Dorothy RosbyAugust 23, 2024laundry, mystery, television, midwestern humorist Comments

Kicking the Bucket List

I’ve never skinny dipped and if I had I wouldn’t tell you anyway.

Yachting with Mr. Big

HealthDorothy RosbyJuly 10, 2024big pharma, health humor, midwestern humorist Comments

The Superpowers of the Successful Side Hustler

Writing lifeDorothy RosbyJune 30, 2024side hustle, moonlighting, midwestern humorist, home office Comments

The Rise and Fall of Pantyhose

If a man wants to understand what women endure when they wear pantyhose, he could try wearing his watch around his waist all day.

FashionDorothy RosbyJune 11, 2024fashion, stockings, midwestern humorist, Humor Comments

This is No Time for Inventors to Rest

I can store 6000 books on my e-reader but I can’t fit my sleeping bag back into the sack it came in.

This Post Written by an Actual Human

I thought it would be fun. I thought it would be easy. I thought I could get away with it.

(Not) Working from Home

A lot of us work from home these days, so I think it’s about time to discuss why we’re not getting anything done.

Dorothy RosbyApril 18, 2024home office, wasting time, Dorothy Rosby, midwestern humorist Comments

Nonpartisan Rant against Partisanship

We’re most open to hearing another person’s opinion when it’s exactly like ours.

PoliticsDorothy RosbyMarch 26, 2024politics, election 2024, partisanship, midwestern humoristComment

You’re Getting Very Sleepy

If Mother Nature hadn’t intended us to nap, she wouldn’t have made us so sleepy in the afternoon.

Dorothy RosbyMarch 12, 2024 Comments

Ode to an Extra Day

Less than .07 percent of the population were born on leap day which makes them rare and exotic, like white buffalo, blue moons and affordable health insurance.

HolidaysDorothy RosbyFebruary 26, 2024Leap Year, Leap Day, Calendar, midwestern humorist Comments

Seeking Long-Term Relationships

Everything in my house is practically new because not long ago everything was old and it all quit working at the same time.

Musing, Mumbling
and Occasional Ranting by Dorothy Rosby

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