VIEW from the BLEACHERS

My personal search for signs of intelligent life in the universe and in my neighborhood

A humor blog

by Tim Jones, BA, JD, MBA, ESQ, FAQ, INC, LOL, WTF, UBU, IDK, ETC

My High School Commencement Address: “You’re All Whiners, I mean Winners!”

by TEJ | Jun 11, 2019 | Education Humor, Parenting and Family humor | 1 Comment

We Interrupt This Breaking News for Breaking News

by TEJ | May 28, 2019 | In the News Humor | 2 Comments

You ever notice how when you watch any of the major news networks, every story is BREAKING NEWS? It seems to me it’s gotten a little out of control. Check out the breaking news stories that CNN recently aired and tell me if you don’t agree.

Alabama Proposes Reinstating Slavery

by TEJ | May 20, 2019 | In the News Humor, Political humor | 2 Comments

Alabama’s Republican-controlled State Senate recently passed the strictest anti-abortion law in the nation. Emboldened by their success, the Alabama legislature is now pushing through even more groundbreaking legislation. You’re going to love what they have in store, so long as you’re not female, black, non-Christian evangelical or literate.

Trying to Go Offline

by TEJ | May 13, 2019 | Fun and Leisure Humor | 0 Comments

With all this technology constantly at our fingertips, it can be hard to break free from the shackles of email, social media and the bombardment of messages constantly vying for our attention. That’s why this week, my wife and I decided to get away from it all. How hard can it be to turn off my phone for a week, anyway? Easy-peasy.

Alexa, Tell My Neighbor to Mow His Yard

by TEJ | May 6, 2019 | Computers and Technology humor | 4 Comments

My Shopping Experience That Went Off TARGET

by TEJ | Apr 22, 2019 | Lifestyles humor | 1 Comment

For Christmas, I received an online gift card to use at a particular big box retailer whose name I won’t mention so as not to incite hate mail TARGETED at this retailer. I went to the nearest location to redeem my gift card. The process was easy-peasy, if by easy-peasy, you mean unlocking the secret to the Da Vinci code.