by Joni M Fisher | Dec 3, 2015 | Humor
Place every thrill ride in Florida end to end as one long ride and they still could not scare, shake, rattle and roll, nauseate, induce screaming panic, disorient or to give that negative-G, freefall-in-the-dark experience like parenting teenagers. As a writer, I try...
by Joni M Fisher | Oct 12, 2015 | Humor
When Mr. Weagan walked into my sixth grade class at Cherokee Elementary in Madison, Wisconsin, my brain checked out like a library book. Immediately, the girls in my class developed such a fierce rivalry for his attention that the average collective IQ of the class...
by Joni M Fisher | Sep 5, 2015 | Humor
After nine years of living in New Orleans, we moved to Auburndale, Florida, (population 11,000) and immediately suffered culture shock. The most famous restaurant in the small town of Auburndale was Allen’s Restaurant, also known as the Roadkill Café for its main...
by Joni M Fisher | Aug 22, 2015 | Humor
The Zen garden of sand and a few aesthetically placed rocks encourages peacefulness, serenity and restoration of the soul. In my yard, gardening is WAR. I enjoy gardening, not just the resulting blooms or neat hedge, but the act of gardening, the fight itself. The...
by Joni M Fisher | Oct 22, 2014 | Humor
Reaching middle age drove me to get in touch with my true geek self—my inner astronaut—who understands the seduction of speed and power. Earning a pilot’s license, then an instrument rating failed to satisfy me because part of my life remained stuck in low gear behind...
by Joni M Fisher | Feb 18, 2014 | Humor
As a child I often found money. That was an era when children predominantly played outdoors with other children instead of slouching over electronic devices. Spring in Wisconsin revealed lost items as snow melted–mittens, cars, papers, litter, and coins. Lots of...