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Various blogs, featuring humor, oddities, news and interesting items.

Night Prayer: A Poem

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Diane de Anda
Diane de Anda
Diane de Anda
Diane de Anda is a third generation Latina and retired UCLA professor. Tired of cranking out technical articles in a "publish or perish" atmosphere, she now spends most of her time writing adult fiction, children's books, parody, and satire.Her weapon of choice is the limerick, aimed with humor and a touch of malice at society's icons, celebrities, politicians, and other irritating folk.
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Night Prayer (updated from previous version) Now I lay me down to sleepI pray Trump’s soul the devil keep.If from his sleep he never wakesI pray his soul … Read more

Self-Taught: Rising Comedy Talent Erin McCluskey Launches YouTube Channel

Self-Taught: Rising Comedy Talent Erin McCluskey Launches YouTube Channel
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James Israel
The Humor Times founder/publisher/editor/writer may wear a lot of hats, but he likes it that way. Still, his favorite job is writing fake news articles. He is also a musician and songwriter, who plays guitar, mandolin and harmonica, with several CDs to his credit.
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Erin discusses her experience in the world of comedy content creation. With only two months of comedy writing classes under her belt, and having never filmed anything on … Read more

America the Sorrowful (and Hopeful): A Rewrite

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Diane de Anda
Diane de Anda
Diane de Anda
Diane de Anda is a third generation Latina and retired UCLA professor. Tired of cranking out technical articles in a "publish or perish" atmosphere, she now spends most of her time writing adult fiction, children's books, parody, and satire.Her weapon of choice is the limerick, aimed with humor and a touch of malice at society's icons, celebrities, politicians, and other irritating folk.
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America the Sorrowful (and Hopeful) So sorrowful as each one diesFor warnings all in vain, For ever-mounting casualtiesFrom policies insane!America! America!We shed our tears for thee,And hope for … Read more

Now for a Sports Post: Jimmy G vs Patrick M

Now for a Sports Post: Jimmy G vs Patrick M
James Israel
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James Israel
The Humor Times founder/publisher/editor/writer may wear a lot of hats, but he likes it that way. Still, his favorite job is writing fake news articles. He is also a musician and songwriter, who plays guitar, mandolin and harmonica, with several CDs to his credit.
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Okay, enough politics. Now for a sports post. Being a SF 49er fan, I just had to harp in on this with an uncharacteristic (for me) sports post, … Read more

Santa’s Still Coming to Town

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Santa’s Still Coming to Town
JC Wade
JC Wade
J. Wade is a retired Chief Financial Officer from Missouri. He has had humor articles published in the Humor Times, USA Today, The Journal of Irreproducible Results and Unhinged Magazine, which is now defunct (not his fault).
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An interview with Kris Kringle himself, who assures us that Santa’s still coming to town, despite the pandemic and other hassles. I always look forward to Christmas but … Read more

Here’s Hoping for a Good Outcome, America!

James Israel
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James Israel
The Humor Times founder/publisher/editor/writer may wear a lot of hats, but he likes it that way. Still, his favorite job is writing fake news articles. He is also a musician and songwriter, who plays guitar, mandolin and harmonica, with several CDs to his credit.
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Editorial on our hopes for a good outcome to the election, from the November issue of the Humor Times, printed on 11/22/20. We went to press before Election … Read more

Fury from Heaven: Justice Ginsburg Appeared on My iPad

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Fury from Heaven: Justice Ginsburg Appeared on My iPad
Diane de Anda
Diane de Anda
Diane de Anda is a third generation Latina and retired UCLA professor. Tired of cranking out technical articles in a "publish or perish" atmosphere, she now spends most of her time writing adult fiction, children's books, parody, and satire.Her weapon of choice is the limerick, aimed with humor and a touch of malice at society's icons, celebrities, politicians, and other irritating folk.
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Fury from Heaven: A Salute to the Spirit of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Ruth Bader Ginsburg was never one to give up and believed completely in the rule of … Read more

The Social Preamble

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The Social Preamble
Dennis Rohatyn
Dennis Rohatyn
Dennis Rohatyn is a recovering philosopher who hibernates in Southern California. He writes about the inhuman condition, as he peers out from inside his lonely cave.
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Last night I went to a gender reveal party for senior citizens like myself. Unfortunately, there were no fireworks; just hundreds of burnt-out candles. My old friend Angela … Read more

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