Debra Darvick
enhance your now in word and imageLAUGHTER
BEFORE NOW
Wry Humor Amidst the Sorrow
Fellow Read the Spirit author Suzy Farbman penned a sweet column recently about a friend whom she had lost touch with. Ultimately Suzy discovered Arlene had died in 2019. This, from her friend’s obituary, made me laugh and give thanks for friendships and the wonderful people in our lives who cross our path and bring us such delight.
In her obit, Arlene’s son Adam said, “She now has the title she always wanted, ‘the late Arlene Epstein’ as she was never on time for anything.”
photo credit:
“Jewish Cemetery, Mauritius” by PhoebeJ is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Contractions
Expectant dad, shouting frantically into the phone: “My wife is pregnant. Her contractions are coming two minutes apart!”
Doctor on call: “Is this her first child?”
Expectant dad: “No! This is her husband!”
photo: “A few hours after touchdown” by Sellers Patton. Licensed under Creative Commons.
Mini or Holstein?
My granddaughter and I were walking through her neighborhood. I pointed out the Mini-Cooper and commented how tiny it was.
“Looks like a cow,” she said.
I should have asked her if she thought the horn said Moo Moo insetad of Beep Beep.
Word of the Week
DYSCALENDRIA
dis•ka•len•dree•ah n. the state of utter befuddlement as to the current day/date/year;
adj. dyscalendric
origin: early 21st century, Covidic-era, coined by Debra Darvick
Today’s Boomer Moment
At first glance I thought the headline described a new social media platform for quarantined gardeners to post selfies with their spuds. A morning is so much sweeter when you can start it with a smile.
Teen of the Night
One of Mozart’s most favorite arias, the “Queen of the Night” from The Magic Flute has been reinterpreted for today’s adolescents and their parents, right down to the eye rolls. Martin and Olivia love sharing this one during their afternoons of music. Olivia has seen the “black dress one” and the “green dress one.” Somehow she understands the reinterpretation is a spoof and has taken to calling it “the funny one.”