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In Line, On Line, Off Line
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
If you have strong feelings about
whether we stand in line or on line then you may not want to read this. But I
think you’re up to the challenge. I think you can handle me using the...
Lights, Camera, Breakdown
Thursday, April 18th, 2013
Thanks for reading The Urban Erma. You can subscribe to the blogcast (yes, I made up this word) FREE on iTunes. And, in case you were wondering, in addition to blogging I am also an...
Rob Base is Not Dead
Wednesday, March 13th, 2013
Rob Base is not dead.
But I thought he was. Here’s what happened. After doing a joke about old-school
rap, an audience member came up to me after the show and said, “Did you know that Rob Base died?”...
They Had Me at Vagina
Wednesday, March 6th, 2013
I recently performed in a one-night only production
of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues! The play was first done Off Broadway in
1996 and aired on HBO in 1998. This collection of monologues...
I’m Going to Get Gas, Cover Me!
Tuesday, November 20th, 2012
They say history repeats
itself but there’s some stuff you don’t want to see again: slavery, neon leg
warmers, and gas lines. I've heard my parents talk about the gas lines of the
70s. It sounded...
Coloring Outside the Lines
Wednesday, October 24th, 2012
The Gift of the Battle Axe
I didn't know my maternal grandmother
very well, but her name was Nana. She was not a warm and fuzzy grandma. She was
tough. She didn't complement or coddle. My...
For the Love of Strangers; Any Given Saturday
Tuesday, October 2nd, 2012
The
comedy club was packed — standing room only. The line to get in was out the
door and growing. Some folks tried to cut line and a fight broke out.
Thankfully, Security squashed it quickly and no...
Peeing Standing Up – A 4-Year Old’s Failed Experiment
Sunday, September 9th, 2012
I was lucky. While my
Dad worked, my Mom stayed home with me until I was four-years old. And then my
luck ran out. Somebody got the bright idea that I needed to be “socialized”
with other kids my own...
Sometimes I Wish FaceBook Had a Hate Button
Thursday, August 23rd, 2012
Back to school has always been one of my
favorite times of the year. There’s just something about ball point pens, loose
leaf, and marble notebooks that set my heart aflutter. But while I loved...
The Power of Christ Annoys Thee
Wednesday, August 15th, 2012
One of the things I like about running at my
local outdoor track, instead of on the treadmill at the gym, is that nobody
bothers me, until now. As I was finishing my first lap a woman in a sun...
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