Tag Archives: humor

Sense of Sight

Posted on January 3, 2024 by msw blog

Learn to laugh about it “My husband and I have found growing older is best faced head-on with a good sense of humor! You have to admit, four adults out to eat dinner passing around one pair of readers (especially … Continue reading →

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Unfazed, Even in Early Days

Posted on December 25, 2023 by msw blog

The year my boyfriend and I started dating, my parents moved from Canada to Brazil, making it my first Christmas without them. I never told my boyfriend how devastated I felt spending the holidays without family. Out at dinner, I … Continue reading →

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Holiday Giggles

Posted on November 22, 2023 by msw blog

Comical Explanation

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i love you

Posted on November 6, 2023 by msw blog

We were hiking through torrential rain in the Swiss Alps when my 74-year-old mother hollered, “I want to tell you I love you in case I get struck by lightning and die.” It was possible: We were high above the … Continue reading →

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Cupid Launches a Cannonball

Posted on October 22, 2023 by msw blog

While the other Ph.D. students chatted — dryly — around the pool, Noel sprang headfirst into messy dives, off-center flips and drenching belly flops. He then dragged an 8-foot long inflatable whale under the diving board to land astride and … Continue reading →

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