On Satire Bits: Vol. 116

Greetings everyone. How’s your week so far?

My week started with a planned minor surgery (removing a ganglion cyst from my lower leg). Although the worst part was arriving 2+ hours early, I’ll take it easy for a few days, which include no ballroom. On the other hand, I have time to a) prepare the next act of Life: The Musical, b) wrap the gift bags for the 2014 aFa Holiday Gathering (date TBA), and c) try to catch up on visiting your blogs.

This week will always be one that touches our hearts with memories as Monday has the 3rd anniversary of losing this wonderful friend (tribute post), while Tuesday was the 1st anniversary of my mother-in-law’s (MIL) passing (tribute post with good music). For me, I look back at the positive reminders that each of these ladies gave me. Meanwhile, I talked to the surviving spouse on Monday, plus we went to dinner with my father-in-law on Tuesday. Here’s a handbell piece that we played for our friend and fellow ringer above, plus my MIL would have loved it.

Enough of that, after all, the mid-week posts are about boosting your energy. Because the holiday crazies have begun, so it’s time for my annual video demonstrating frantic. Besides, I know Eleanor loves this video … and that crazy woman will get up, move, and shake it to this tune.

Now that the music is done, it’s time for your mid-week dose from The Onion. As is the custom, those desiring an extra challenge can create their own satirical headline by using the words from the headlines below. It’s easy, just think nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions, and whatever parts of speech you need – but you can only use the words below. My “combo” is at the end.

Have a good rest of the week.

Man given 3 months to live throws in one or two non-sexual things to do

Parents considering second child so daughter can have someone to grow apart from

Toll booth attendant wishes just one high-speed chase would crash through entry bar

New study finds humans shouldn’t spend more than 5 consecutive hours together

Study: 63% of all human speech occurs under breath

Area dad wants to watch one 7-hour block of television without interruption

New biodiversity program busses in species from outside ecosystems

Hospital comforts patients with new therapy oyster program

Woman worried student loans could prevent her from one day owning entirely different kind of crippling debt

Man stuck in dead-end body

My Combo: Worried woman spends 5 hours outside toll booth to comfort non-sexual area man with oyster therapy without interruption