Britney Spears does it.

Ke$ha does it.

Kim Kardashian does it.

Maybe you do it, too — either on purpose, or without even realizing it.

Vocal fry is a way of [more...]

Regular readers of this Journal know that I like photos and videos of cute pets.

And animals that can “talk” are always have a high “cuteness” factor.

We’ve probably all seen videos of birds, dogs, and even cats that can talk.

But have you ever seen a talking porcupine?

I have — and he sounds exactly like [more...]

Apple’s iPhone 4S has created quite a marketing stir — especially its “Siri” voice-controlled interface.

Ask Siri a question, and Siri tells you the answer.

Tell Siri what you want, and Siri does it.

Like, a few days ago, when one of my coworkers said to Siri “I’m looking for somewhere to hide a dead body.”

Siri happily replied [more...]

They say that a lot of humor comes from pain.

And that some of the best comedians developed their senses of humor to help them deal with their pain.

But sometimes, the pain is just too recent to try to laugh about it.

So, if you’re currently out of work, you should probably skip this Journal post.

And if you’ve been out of work long enough to lose your home, [more...]

Those who really know me, know that I have a very dry sense of humor.

For example, several years ago, one of my coworkers asked a group of us, “Hey, did anyone watch Friends last night?”

With a straight face and a calm, even tone, I replied, “I’ve heard that millions of people watch it every week.”

Okay, I admit it — not [more...]

Babies are cute. They lay there and smile and giggle and gurgle and drool.

They’re a lot of work — but at least they stay in one place.

Once they learn to walk, however, it takes exponentially more work to keep them safe and out of trouble.

Especially if you’re alone with your two preschool kids, and you [more...]

If you and 25 of your closest friends each put a childhood photo of yourselves on a table and mixed them all up, would everyone recognize you from your old photo?

I’m sure that my friends would easily be able to pick me out of such a photo lineup.

That’s because — except for a little wear and tear — I still have the same face that I had when I was a kid — which explains why [more...]

What do the following things have in common?

• A Canadian goose
• An American Eskimo dog
• A hockey stick
• Federal Express

Give up? [more...]