Humor: You're having a bad day when

by Caryn Arnold

My husband, Bruce, and I enjoy outdoor activities but we have differing purposes, goals and pace. To illustrate: One morning as I prepared for my bike ride I decided to invite him along. "Would ya like to go for a bike r...read more

by David Mckellar

The first sound I hear in the mornings is bugle. It is my father in law playing reveille. He is eighty three years old and thinks he's in the army. Then I get my time check as one of the neighbors yells out "Shuddup! Don't...read more

by Christina Daniell

You know you are having a bad day when: You can't find your pencil and your tampon is behind your ear. You tell a new co-worker about what a pain in the A$$ your boss is only to find out she is the boss' daughter. ...read more

by T.L. Winters

You know you're going to have a bad day when it starts out while you are still dreaming. Just before the alarm clock goes off and startles you into the waking nightmare that will be today. I shared a very small bedroom ...read more

by Sean Curtis

You're having a bad day when you rub your eyes and check the clock. That damn alarm didn't go off again. How many times do you have to tell yourself you're going to buy a new alarm clock before you actually just do it? No ...read more

by Bobby Gaines

After moving from Alabama to Georgia a short time ago, it came time to make a visit to an office that I have heard so many horror stories about no, not to a proctologist, but to the Carroll County Tag Office! Surely my v...read more

by Stanley W. Shura

You know you are having a bad day when: 1.) ...you smell something burning, you bump your head, and drop your cell phone - and you haven't gotten out of bed yet. 2.) ...you're sitting at your desk, goofing a bit ...read more

by Ruth Woodhouse

You're awoken before dawn by the blaring of your manic neighbour's stereo playing "Godspell" at maximum volume. Half an hour later she's knocking loudly at your door with a Messianic pronouncement. When you send her away ...read more

by Corie Anziano

THE DAY I WON THE LOTTERY I wake up staring at the ceiling. I feel like I have been train wrecked. My outlook on the world today is bland and uninspiring. I hit writer's block two days ago and I am still mourning m...read more

by Kiki Mcdonald

Last night, I stayed up fairly late reading. Reading about pioneers. Whenever I think about pioneers, I wonder how in the world they got up every morning, knowing what their day would hold. When I am sitting on the int...read more

by Jannice Lashner

I am just a simple woman. Well, maybe simple is too simple of a word to describe me. But, doesn't everybody just want to get through the day without aggravation, humiliation or embarrassment? I thought so. So, I am a s...read more

by Deborah Steinmetz

You know you are having a bad day...When you're 9 year old calls on your cell to let you know that you took off without her, and scolds you for not taking her to daycare! When you forget to shave your legs and the cat t...read more

by Colleen Wallace

Let's face it, there are days when you know within the first fifteen minutes that you should turn around and get right back into bed. But as a White Anglo-Saxon Protestant with a enough guilt to make any Catholic proud, I...read more

by Gail Clute

You know you're having a bad day when you have a jackhammer chipping away on the concrete slab in the basement. The day started out just fine. The birds were singing, the cloudless sky promising sunshine and the coffee...read more

by Kevin Hong

You know you're having a bad day when... *You come home from work, and somehow, the safety sensor on your garage door fails and the garage door closes on your car. *You write a two hour article on Helium and submit,...read more

by Terri Lemmon

A Ranch Woman's Day Off Along about the end of February, I was feeling the need for a little time off from the ranch. We hadn't started calving or fencing yet so I thought it was the perfect time to head to town and pa...read more

by Christina Wright

A Bad Day in Review Walking up the stairs to my apartment, I suddenly realized I had left my purse in my friend's car. I yelled to her as she drove off hoping she would stop, but it was to no avail. With no cell phon...read more

by Kathryn Kirby

A deep, throbbing ache in my shoulder awakens me enough to adjust my position in the bed. Dawn is peeking through the window shade as I roll onto my other side, away from the ache, away from the light. 'I should have at le...read more

by Elizabeth Wordsmith

You're having a bad day when it's you're performance review day and the power goes out just before you were able to open up your electric garage door. If that isn't bad enough, you forgot to put your phone on the dock and...read more

by Patricia Parker

You're having a bad day when it rains on your parade, your milk goes sour, your hair goes flat, your tire goes flat and you realize your tummy isn't. You're having a bad day when your cable goes out and you don't, your m...read more