Archive for February, 2011


Writers Block: A Helpful Hint For You

Many of us have to write on occasion.  Perhaps this is at work.  Perhaps this is you, and you are under the pressure of a deadline.  And there you sit, mind blank, trying to write something. Here’s a little trick I learned many years ago.  I have been free of writers block ever since. I [...]

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Christina Aguilera Diet – Cheating Is OK

Christina Aguilera, a Grammy Award winner, has been in the news about her rendition of the national anthem at America’s Grand Party, the Super Bowl 2011.  As I write, I am listening to a replay of it. But that’s not why I’m writing about her.  Personally, if I had to sing the national anthem in [...]

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Global Warming Is Caused By Cashmere Sweaters

As I watch the news and talk to my friends and associates, they all tell me the debate about global warming is over.  Many explain to me that we are destroying the planet by driving our cars and polluting the atmosphere with CO₂ gas.  That’s carbon dioxide, the gas in soda pop. Imagine that.  The late, [...]

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Bo Derek And Natalie Portman Diet And Exercise

Recently I read an article about Bo Derek who has now turned 54.  The gist of the article was that she was still a 10 at age 54, a nice wordplay since she is best known for her role in the romantic comedy movie 10. I checked out some of her photos, and, well, yes, [...]

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Lincoln, Mark Twain, Einstein and Lingerie

Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes, I will be brief… “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare This month we celebrate the birthday of Abraham Lincoln.  It’s appropriate to remind ourselves of some of the lessons we can learn from this great man’s life. The list is extensive, and [...]

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Attorneys Weigh In On Groundhog Day Wars Post

CLICK HERE to get your FREE CARTOON NEWSLETTERS and instant access to your FREE CARTOON CALENDARS.   We’ve received thousands of reader comments in the past few months here at the WoodChips.  Some are quite good, and some are … hmmm … somewhat suspect. You see, some unscrupulous website authors will post a generic comment in hopes we will [...]

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Punxsutawney Phil Groundhog Day Prediction 2011 – It Was …

As an update to our recent post on Groundhog Day, one of the leading groundhogs, Punxsutawney Phil, predicted there would be an early spring this year. Punxsutawney Phil, a national groundhog forecasting figure, is often pictured in the papers and the news as coming out of his groundhog hole, looking around and seeing if he [...]

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Groundhog Day Wars In Orlando

Groundhog Day is celebrated in the United States and Canada, presumably because they have areas that can get really cold.  So by this time of the year people are winter weary and in need of hope that the sun will shine again and Spring will arrive. Lending credence to the “cold weather” theory is the [...]

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