by Bill McCurry | Jul 27, 2012 | Creativity, Humor, Life, Marriage, Writing
This week I refrained from crushing a surly cashier, even though the Dr. Pepper cases stacked behind him into an Olympic torch were the perfect weapon. I showed immense restraint, and I would like a cookie as a reward. I didn’t even speak harshly to him, although I...
by Bill McCurry | Jul 20, 2012 | Humor, Life, Movies, Television
I’ve decided that pessimism has been given a bad name by Big Fucking Whiners. Now, I’m sure that pessimists like me indeed die younger than our optimist friends. We’re not as happy either, as I think objective evidence like frowning and the compulsion to create...
by Bill McCurry | Jul 13, 2012 | Humor, Life, Marriage, Relationships
While we were lying in bed last night, I asked my wife what she thought I should write about, and she said, “Why ice cream comes out the bottom of the cone and how that’s a metaphor for life.” I said sure and wondered what the heck brought that on. I know she thinks...
by Bill McCurry | Jul 6, 2012 | Humor, Life, Love, Marriage, Relationships
My wife and I disagree on the fundamental nature of our bed. I think of it as a comfortable place to sleep, or have sex, or maybe read a book when more than two cats have evicted me from the couch. She thinks of it as a glorious retreat for nourishing the spirit in a...
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