Monthly Archives: February 2011

Tickle Me Ivories

Tickle Me Ivories

Grinning bashfully, like he’s about to crack a really bad joke…

 

A Fan of Work

A Fan of Work

I use a computer at work. Most of the day. Everyday. So the other day when my computer stopped working, I followed suit.

 

Fashionista

Fashionista

Getting ready for a Friday night date I pull on my favorite argyle sweater.

 

Inclined to Decline

Inclined to Decline

After dinner I happened to glance over at the sign pictured above.

 

Classy Trash

Classy Trash

As I drove, a glint of sunlight from the base of a tree caught my attention.

 

Great Minds Love Alike

Great Minds Love Alike

Each year billions of greeting cards are exchanged in the United States. Billions.

 

Blushed and Flushed

Blushed and Flushed

Word on the street is that in addition to tools and building supplies, Home Depot has started selling vitamins and supplements.

 

The Princess Bride

The Princess Bride

With shock and dismay I saw that she, as she’s often prone to do during movies, had fallen fast asleep.

 

Humor, Incoming

Humor, Incoming

I’m not helping much because I’m busy planning a 475-person meeting at work.

 

A-Lister

A-Lister

As she gnawed away I thought I heard her ask, “What’s next…. Hollywood?”

 

Call You Back

Call You Back

I’m in the middle of supper. The phone rings. The stranger on the other end asks, “Is this Mr. Atkerskin?”

 

Catch My Drift

Catch My Drift

She uses her nose much like I use my eyes.

 

Go Pack Go

Go Pack Go

A single green and yellow jersey hangs in a lonely corner of my closet. It was a present from my parents the year that No. 4 retired, for the first time.

 

Snowmageddon

Snowmageddon

Today in Kansas City it’s snowing like I’ve never seen it snow before.