Enter the Laughter Redeux

Happy Fat Tuesday! I can’t believe it - I have experienced a miracle. Once a week or so, I try the old blog, hoping against hope that I will be allowed access. The impossible happened (clouds part, sunbeams burst through, angelic music rings out) I GOT IN! I have no idea how or why - LOL I haven’t done anything except put up a notice, redirecting viewers to this blog, in case there was anyone left on the planet that I hadn’t harassed horribly about it - LOL - - - - - - - I also dug through the old backup CD’s of dead hard drives (see why you should back up? LOL) and found this picture of a Mardi Gras celebrant, which is hilarious but strictly for adults only. So...if you dare.... Mardi Gras Man

So bye, bye, Miss American Pie, drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry.... I’m feeling pensive, and the contemplative nature of that song seems to fit. I took this photo, of the crescent moon high above the treetops, as the sun was just rising, casting a rosy glow across the skyscape, on January 24, the day my original blog died. It sat in the camera until Valentine’s day, when I snapped a few pictures of Daughter’s first rose from a boy. I unloaded it to the computer along with the flower photos, but was still in mourning/denial, and couldn’t bear to look at it until now. I am reconciled to the death of the original blog, Digital Doorway now that another moon has passed, and decided it was time to renew myself as well. I apologize for not posting much, or visiting my regulars readers of late, as I have been in the throes of writing, editing and forcing myself to learn new technologies so I may join the hallowed ranks of "published authors". It is frustrating, ti...

Because I am in Microsoft Word Hell, trying to format a document as a book, I give you a couple of funny pictures a friend sent me. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

I would like to thank Leigh over at The Spinning Pen for notifying me about the newest contest from the creators of NaNoWriMo ( the contest to write an entire novel in one month ). They have a new one, to EDIT your novel in one month. - - - - - - - - - - - It is the 100th Anniversary of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes - they have a nice website with a timeline and a “Share your memories” section. I admit, I ate Kellogg’s cereals every morning throughout my entire childhood. . .hmmm, wonder if that has anything to do with my strange personality today? LOL - - - - - - - - - - - Yet another friend has gotten the shaft from Blogger - Mac, over at Posthuman Blues is having issues. . .posting only to have it vanish into the ether shortly thereafter. I’m seriously considering getting “enterthelaughter” as a domain and using Wordpress, since Yahoo webhosting has a super-easy installation now (I tested it with digitaldoorway, but I don’t want such a long URL if I move the blog again) ? Would I be smar...

Thanks to all of you who submitted a joke or voted for your favorite in the Best Valentine Day Joke contest. We have a winner! Hoss at Old Horsetail Snake was our winning jokester! He will receive a one pound box of Russell Stover chocolates for his winning entry [#6]! I will go over and notify him, and get his mailing address (hope he trusts me with it - LOL) Again, I deeply appreciate all of you that visited, told a joke, or voted. It was a lot of fun! Love Horsestail Snake Love Marti Love Monkey

(pssst - there is an update at the bottom of this post) - - - - - - - - - - - I like quirky TV - LOL I dislike morons in TV programming who heavily advertise a program, show it three times and cancel it. CBS had a program called "Love Monkey" which starred Tom Cavanagh (formerly of "Ed" which was also a great show). The show was hip and funny, had fabulous music and clever dialogue. No car chases, no blood and guts. I should have known it was doomed - LOL The description from CBS: ABOUT THE SHOW LOVE MONKEY, based on the best-selling book by Kyle Smith, revolves around Tom Farrell (Tom Cavanagh), a 30-something up and coming single record executive who is navigating the tumultuous and highly amusing waters of work and dating in New York City. Tom's got it all until he gets fired from his job and is dumped by his girlfriend, all in the same day. Fortunately, Tom's friends help him keep his life in full swing: Mike ( Jason Priestley ), his buddy who happens to...

Hearts and kisses to everyone today! My lovely 16 year-old daughter got her first Valentine flower from a boy! The local florist showed up yesterday with this: (A moment for a group “awwww”...LOL) My computer has been acting up, and husband was off yesterday, so he took it apart and checked the connections. (Thanks sweetie!) We live in an old house with funky wiring, so there’s a jumble of extension cords and power strips to get electricity to everything. We are far enough out in the country that we can't get cable or DSL, so we are stuck with dial-up, and the phone line connection is ancient and fragile as well. So basically, my internet connection is a miracle - LOL I will try to get by and visit more of you, since I have been unable to stop in and say hello lately. I truly appreciate everyone who pays me a social call, and enjoy reading about your lives and interests. The Best Valentine Joke Contest is still open, so feel free to send me your humorous entries and or vote for you...

I want to test Lulu Publishing before taking my not-quite-finished novel there, so I thought I could compile some of my humorous articles and essays into a small book. I originally started with 12. This makes for a very slender book unless I make the margins two and a half inches wide on a 6” X 9” book LOL So I’m still digging through my computer archives for more material. I was playing around with photos and artwork for a cover, since I can’t get my blasted modem to stay connected to the internet for more than 30 seconds at a time (sorry to all of you I usually visit and leave comments for). With the big brouhaha that has been generated by the disclosure of falsities (which are not tiny shiny paste-on nipple covers LOL) in James Frey’s book “A Million Little Pieces,” I made up this pretend cover for my upcoming anthology (since the first article is about my broken leg). LOL - - - - - - Please read the entries for best Valentine joke below , and vote. I am simply adding new ones: En...

Welcome to Hell. I’m your hostess, Marti. Would you like smoking or burning? LOL Gawd almighty, give me strength to deal with kids and corporations. Every month since we have had our cell phones, the bill has been wrong. EVERY month. Granted, we’ve thrown them a few curves, changing plans, adding phones, and adding minutes. They are supposed to be equipped to handle this sort of thing. I am not asking them to invent the five-cent matter transfer machine. LOL Middle Son went out last evening. He was ill earlier in the week with a stomach virus, which he lovingly shared with everyone. Daughter was home sick yesterday and we were both v-e-r-y glad this house has two bathrooms. But the boy, he was all better. And ready to par-tay. So off he went, dancing into the night. He returned while we were watching "Lost," which loyal viewers know is a program that requires a certain amount of attention to follow. He looked sad. Sad and upset. I said, "What’s wrong?" He said, ...

WIN FREE CANDY! Send in your best Valentine joke, and I will compile them for a contest, and ask readers to vote for their favorite. You can post your jokes in the comments section, or e-mail them to me here : Valentine’s Day is Tuesday February 14, so I will announce the winner on Friday, February 17. I will send the winner a free box of Russell Stover Chocolates! - - - - - - - - - - Pullin’ into the home stretch here - LOL! Entries still open for Best Valentine Joke! Our entries so far have been pretty diverse, and some are a bit risqué, so if you are exceptionally sensitive to adult material, please stop reading now. Three, two, one.. You’ve been warned. LOL Vote at any time in the comments section, by number. Thanks! (Drumroll please) - - - - - - - - - - Entry # 1) from Uisce at Whiskey Talking It's Valentine's Day and a guy walks into a bar. He's got a bouquet of roses in one hand and a box of candy in the other. Bartender says, "I'm guessin' those ain...

WIN FREE CANDY! Send in your best Valentine joke, and I will compile them into a post each Friday for a contest, and ask readers to vote for their favorite. You can post your jokes in the comments section, or e-mail them to me here : Valentine’s Day is Tuesday February 14, so I will announce the winner on Friday, February 17. I will send the winner a free box of Russell Stover Chocolates! Here’s one to get you started: A young woman was taking an afternoon nap. After she woke up, she told her husband, "I just dreamed that you gave me a pearl necklace for Valentine's Day. What do you think it means?" "You'll know tonight." he said. That evening, the man came home with a small package and gave it to his wife. Delighted, she opened it--only to find a book entitled "The meaning of dreams". - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Please send in your entries! Thanks! Valentine’s Day , jokes , contest , free , candy

I'm sending him to the Blogger Support Offices - LOL!

Deja Moo: The feeling that you've heard this B.S. before. I went to buy some camouflage trousers the other day but I couldn't find any. I went to a seafood disco rave last week.... and pulled a mussel. A dyslexic man walks into a bra. What do you call a fish with no eyes? ... A fsh Two hydrogen atoms walk into a bar. One says, "I've lost my electron." The other says, "Are you sure?" The first replies, "Yes, I'm positive..." A jumper cable walks into a bar. The barman says "I'll serve you, but don't start anything." A man walks into a bar with a slab of asphalt under his arm and says: "A beer please, and one for the road." Two Eskimos sitting in a kayak were chilly; but when they lit a fire in the craft, it sank, proving once and for all that you can't have your kayak and heat it too. Two cannibals are eating a clown. One says to the other: "Does this taste funny to you?"

As you may or may not know, I am a humor columnist for our local newspaper. I am compiling some articles to publish in a small book, as I would like to try to syndicate my column, and it would be a handy way to sell myself to editors. Wait, I mean sell my writing - LOL Has anyone had any experience with self-publishing? I’ve heard some horror stories, was hoping someone with experience could offer an opinion. Or a warning - LOL