June … the beginning of summer. Kids are out of school … aaaaah! What to do? Keep laughing with Foolish Times! Jokes galore, games to play, prizes to win … what could be better! We have another new writer this…

Many years ago, while living in Alaska, my wife and I were getting cabin fever. We decided to get away from the snow and long dark nights by taking a two week vacation to visit relatives and friends in the…

Dear Mr. Service: Dupe Cellular, Inc. Two Shoes, Nebraska Attn: Customer Service Please know that my wife and I are abysmally dissatisfied with your products. As per the terms of our 30-day risk-free trial, we’re returning both our cell phones…

With today’s tight job market, a lot of advice in newspapers, magazines, job sites, and the Internet is aimed at helping job seekers to secure that perfect paying position. As someone who has been seeking full-time employment for many, many…

JC Penney announced in March that it cut 1,500 jobs, but few people know that the company also received the coveted Mother Teresa Award for compassionate termination. On the day they were axed, employees reportedly broke down in tears. But…

Rex was fast asleep on the back porch hammock. It was eleven in the morning. It was his second nap of the day. “Rex, get up you lazy bum. I’ve just added a little something to set our house apart…

Aries – March 21 – April 19 the Ram In the garden of Aries, there are no shrinking violets, just soggy daisies due to the constant territorial obsession. Your truest friends are the Aries fairies that carry the harried Aries…

Beep. Beep. “Have a good day,” said Amanda as she checked the guests ID cards as they entered the fitness center. “Have a good workout,” her bubbly voice pushed them down to the locker room. A man walked in with…

I couldn’t believe my eyes when I read the headlines in a local newspaper, “Cats credited with big kills.” I thought the article was about the cats of the Serengeti Plains of Africa bringing down water buffalo, elephants and gazelles.…

Tales of my wild romantic exploits have been grossly exaggerated. My first official date wasn’t until I was 16—a late start, even by yesterday’s standards. Verily, the flesh was more than willing. But my private school wasn’t exactly teaming with…

I moved to the Santa Cruz Mountains about sixteen years ago from San Francisco. While living there I wore a business suit and tie to work because of the professionalism my job required from me. When I moved here and…

As we all know, healthcare costs have risen beyond anything we could’ve imagined back in the “good old days” when insurance-driven treatment decisions were still just a CEO’s wet dream. Deductibles and co-pays are tough even for people with insurance,…

Almost everything I touch lately ends up on the floor: my food, my meds, my keys, my Foolish Times…yes, even myself on occasion. I’m constantly losing things, fixing things, stumbling over things, finding new places to put things. My post-retirement…

I was trying to figure out how to write this anonymously without going into too much detail but alas I cannot. So sit back and enjoy the story. About two weeks ago, a couple in my church got burglarized. Their…

I did not fall in love with Stubby the first time I brought a sack of bread crumbs for him and his seven goose buddies at their lakeside home. As soon as he saw me, he ran pell-mell in my…

The life of a freelance writer is filled with freedom! Freedom from cubicle envy. Freedom from boring staff meetings and stolen lunches. Freedom from punching time clocks—or coworkers. And best of all, some writers even break free of the persistent…

The Quotation Quiz of Questionable Quality 1. “When an opera star sings her head off, she usually improves her appearance.” A. Saddam Hussein B. Victor Borge 2. “Women should be obscene and not heard.” A. Groucho Marx B. Jimmy Carter…