tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128825.post3000506893800588806..comments2024-02-12T06:10:14.590-08:00Comments on Culture Shock: A Letter Home from the Frontculturejockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14263465772349376129noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128825.post-87843152294683635082009-09-02T10:55:11.380-07:002009-09-02T10:55:11.380-07:00I'm finally catching up on all the blue helmet...I'm finally catching up on all the blue helmet posts, and as I read this post and wiped my eyes, I had exactly two -- count 'em -- two questions. I couldn't believe that when I clicked on "comments" that shobiz asked the two very things that were on my mind.<br /><br />Agreed that the key to teasing people in public is that you genuinely gotta love 'em. My Large Smelly Boys know that I'm fiercely devoted to them, even when I want to ship them back to Siberia, from whence I'm certain they came.Miss Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623530213538794529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128825.post-73312404932515506702009-08-22T21:39:26.945-07:002009-08-22T21:39:26.945-07:00How does the magic happen? Where do I find the ti...How does the magic happen? Where do I find the time? <br /><br />Here’s my first tip: If you have a five year old in your household, consider giving her up for adoption. I estimate she’s sucking up a minimum of six hours of your valuable time each day--time that you could be devoting to providing wit and amusement to an adoring public. Don't get me wrong, your daughter is cute and everything, but where do YOU find the time?<br /><br />Tip #2: Learn to write while watching television. Right now, I’m half-watching Tom Cruise in “War of the Worlds.” Since he’s emoting twice as much as he needs to, I have the luxury of paying half the attention.<br /><br />Tip #3: Lower your standards. Not sure that what you’re writing is good enough for publishing online? Write it and publish it anyway. The hard truth is that not many people are reading it anyway. Here’s an adage that not many people have ever heard before: Just do it! <br /><br />Tip #4: Always…and I mean ALWAYS… keep your eye out for the cheap and easy joke. Find people who are good sports about being teased, then do so without mercy. The key is that you have to actually like and respect them—otherwise it’s just being mean. Did I mention that I like and respect you, so you are an easy mark.<br /><br />Tip #5: It’s easier to write about cultural events than to actually go to any of them. It takes some effort to maintain the illusion of attending cultural events, but it saves time and money to stay home. (Don’t tell anyone I told you).<br /><br />As for the line from the letter home: I'm just reporting the news, not making it.MightyToyCannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523823158706838012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34128825.post-14130527592480022372009-08-22T19:40:18.748-07:002009-08-22T19:40:18.748-07:00Two questions:
1. Where do you find the time to c...Two questions:<br /><br />1. Where do you find the time to churn out such mountainous volumes of witty commentary and delicious satire, while simultaneously keeping an arts organization running and having your many extra-curricular adventures?<br /><br />2. What on earth inspired the startlingly baroque phrase "my engorgement in your absence rages unabated?"<br /><br />On second thought, don't answer #2.shobizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01471300080193371502noreply@blogger.com