Tag Archives: eric miller freelance writer

Daughter’s Make-up Saves Dad Before Photo-shoot

No one knows the hour nor day.   I’m not referring to prophecy, but to an odd situation everyone invariably suffers, whether you’re a high school kid on a date, an adult preparing to deliver a sales pitch, or God forbid, … Continue reading

Posted in Parent and Kids | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Even Hockey Coaches Have Hearts

Published in the Chico Enterprise-Record, Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph & Hockey Player Magazine (2012) “I thought this may interest you,” the email said.  In the subject heading was a name, Wayne Marshall, my high school hockey coach.  I expected the … Continue reading

Posted in Sports | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Words of Wisdom – Will Durst

“My wife and I are trying to live within our means.  We went from a $750,000 house to a $350,000 house, and didn’t even have to move.” Will Durst, American political satirist, b 1952   ### PS Readers: I recently … Continue reading

Posted in Humor Project - Interviews, Words of wisdom | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Eighty Year Old Patrick McManus Still Hunts for Laughs

“My career doesn’t seem to be that it was one.  But it’s been fun.”  Patrick McManus, Outdoor writer, columnist and New York Times best-selling author  We met at a Spokane restaurant two weeks before his 80th birthday.  I arrived the … Continue reading

Posted in Humor Project - Interviews, The Humor Project | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 91 Comments

Weight Watcher’s Journey May Require Duct Tape

The adult arm weighs eight pounds, about five percent of one’s body weight.  Thanks to my holiday junk food diet, I’m that much heavier.  I awoke this morning and had an epiphany: I still have the same arms.  The calories … Continue reading

Posted in Health | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 87 Comments

Losing Sucks, No Matter How Old You Are

(Hockey Player Magazine, January 2014) Seven percent isn’t bad.  It depends on your point of view. Consider weight loss.  If I was seven percent lighter I’d weigh a svelte 162 pounds, not bad for a guy fending off love handles … Continue reading

Posted in Sports | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 42 Comments

Time well spent is all guy wants

No matter where you are at any given moment today it’s either tomorrow or yesterday somewhere else.  Years ago I visited Sweden which is nine hours ahead of California.   I returned to work and a colleague handed me a fax … Continue reading

Posted in Holidays, Parent and Kids | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 53 Comments

Wife Trumps Husband at Christmas

The human brain starts working the moment one’s born.  For guys, it stops the moment they speak to their mate.  Guys process information in the left hemisphere of the brain, or left brain.  We’re task oriented problem solvers.  I took … Continue reading

Posted in Holidays | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

No Gravy for Pets this Christmas

I stepped in it before I said it. It was the dawn of December 26.  Sunlight peeked over the horizon, chasing away a cluster of stars faintly twinkling in the western sky.  I yawned and switched on the coffee pot.  … Continue reading

Posted in Holidays, Pets | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 63 Comments

Humor Writer Biff America Keeps Skiers Laughing

  “My parents practiced the rhythm method but I still can’t dance.”  - Biff America in ‘Steep, Deep and Dyslexic’- His face and hands were tanned and weathered.  Both were symptoms of someone who spends more time outside than in … Continue reading

Posted in Humor Project - Interviews, The Humor Project | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments