A Few Christmas Tunes I’d Like to Roast over an Open Fire

There are a few Christmas songs that make me grateful Christmas comes but once a year.

Late for Time Management

I was once late for a time management seminar.

Dorothy RosbyNovember 8, 2022time management, Organizaiton, home office, midwestern humorist Comments

Out of Costume

The last thing I sewed with an actual sewing machine was my thumb, and that has a way of inspiring you to look for other hobbies.

HolidaysDorothy RosbyOctober 27, 2022Holidays, Halloween, midwestern humorist, costumes, Halloween costumesComment

Early Birds Versus Night Owls

Some people are morning people. Some people are night people. And some people are only people for a few minutes right around suppertime.

HealthDorothy RosbyOctober 11, 2022sleep, morning person, night owl, early birdComment

Bedpans and Ballpoint Pens

If I can just get my hands on that pocketknife/golf tee/watering can, my life will be complete.

Celebrating Work Easier than Doing It

Labor Day is celebrated on Monday because even back in the 1800s when Congress made it a federal holiday, everyone wanted to sleep in on Monday mornings.

Dorothy RosbyAugust 30, 2022 Comments

Worrying Your Way to Better Health and Long Life

Most of what we worry about never happens. That’s why I worry! It works.

Dorothy RosbyAugust 18, 2022Comment

Hey, Greeting Card Company

I’m about to have a birthday. I won’t say which one but I’ll give you a hint: It’s not my tenth.

HolidaysDorothy RosbyAugust 5, 2022birthdays, greeting cards, age, midwestern humorist Comments

Hacks for Remembering Hacks

Did you know that ketchup can clean copper and mustard can be used as an exfoliating face mask? Also, they’re both really good on hot dogs.

Dorothy RosbyJuly 6, 2022Life hacks, tips, Humor, midwestern humorist Comments

Diagnosis Spuddle

Spuddle, a verb meaning to work ineffectively; to be extremely busy whilst achieving absolutely nothing.

Introducing one of my favorite humor writers: Tim Jones

If you like my blog—and even if you don’t….

Dorothy RosbyJune 15, 2022Tim Jones, humorous essays, humorist, comedyComment

Job Hunting with Sweet Cheeks

Don’t let your parents go with you to your job interview and other tips for the soon-to- graduate college student.

Dorothy RosbyJune 7, 2022job hunting, parenting, midwestern humorist Comments

If People in Other Professions Got Writer’s Block

I never want to meet an uninspired brain surgeon.

A Bad Case of Friggatriskaidekaphobia

More than seventeen million Americans suffer from friggatriskaidekaphobia though they seldom admit it, mainly because they can’t pronounce it.

HolidaysDorothy RosbyMay 10, 2022Friday the 13th, friggatriskaidekaphobia, humor, midwestern humorist, superstitionComment

Free Cell and Other Coping Mechanisms for Writers: Chatting with Fiction Writer Nancy Christie

Deadlines are a useful, but not necessarily welcome gift—like getting socks and underwear for Christmas.

Dorothy RosbyApril 25, 2022writing life, fiction, Nancy ChristieComment

A Chocolate a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

Some studies linking chocolate consumption to good health say all you need to benefit is a square a day. But a square what? A square foot?

HolidaysDorothy RosbyApril 14, 2022chocolate, Easter, health humor, health Comments

Speak Up or Get a Grip!

You may have me confused with someone else who’s lost their grip.

Dorothy RosbyMarch 30, 2022communication, speak up, midwestern humorist Comments

Why I've Decided Not to Be an Oligarch

I’ve heard so much about oligarchs lately that I couldn’t help wondering if it might be a good career move for me.

Self-ImprovementDorothy RosbyMarch 17, 2022Oligarch, Russia, humor, midwestern humorist Comments

Making a Spectacle of Myself at the Eyeglass Store

My new glasses came with a lot of options, but Blue Tooth location tracking wasn’t one of them.

FashionDorothy RosbyMarch 1, 2022glasses, midwestern humorist, vanity, poor vision Comments

Why I May Start Swearing More

I have a little daydream where hackers suddenly need passwords and usernames to get into their bathrooms.

TechnologyDorothy RosbyFebruary 18, 2022technology, passwords, humorous essays, midwestern humorist Comments

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and Occasional Ranting by Dorothy Rosby

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