Tag: funny

  • Stakeholders

    Every time I read a job ad that includes any mention of “stakeholders,” I just think of an angry mob chasing Dracula and then I forget what the job was […]

  • Just because I SOUND like a caveman…

    This past weekend, I took a shortcut past a brand new tram stop that had not yet opened. A very confused looking woman asked me in Swedish when the next […]

  • The best of false advertising

    Yesterday, I wrote about false advertising. Looking up the most famous examples took me down a wonderful rabbit hole of the worst offenders. It made me laugh, so I thought […]

  • No politics at all !

    Just reminding everyone that I have a new book out – “As Long as I Have My Own Bathroom” – which is great summer reading while you’re on vacation, but […]

  • Buy My Book!

    Buy my new book “As Long as I Have My Own Bathroom” and learn the secret of the mysterious Leprechaun Museum. Available on Amazon (for the U.S.) – http://amzn.com/1530292964 Available […]

  • Christmas ideas pt. 7

    Because sometimes I need to have Lobster Claw hands.

  • A Swedish Halloween

    Happy Halloween all! We had a Halloween dinner last night at a friends’ house and the kids got to go trick-or-treating. That’s right – LAST NIGHT, October 30. But this […]

  • How I wish I could respond on Facebook:

    I can’t share this. My daughter looks hideous.   Thank you for letting me know it’s the time of the year to block all football fans from my Facebook feed. […]

  • image shows a hot dog vending machine

    Hot dog vending machine

    Though I generally feel that America is ahead of Sweden when it comes to ridiculous items in vending machines, I do have to admit that Sweden wins this round - a hot dog vending machine. 

  • Sign illustrations

    Sometimes I wonder who has the job of coming up with the illustrations for park signs.

  • More lovely pictures

    Speaking of pictures from books, this one is my husband’s favorite:

  • Bad Monkey

    I read a lot of children’s books to my kids and it’s always fun when you find interesting pictures in them.  Sometimes the illustrator likes to hide funny things in […]