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When our sons were younger, my husband used to take them fishing a lot. We have scores of pictures of each with their first fish, and for one we have something more.
I am willing to try new things ... to look like a fool ... a bigtime fool for thinking I'm funny enough to get paid for it ... and it's a freedom like no other!
The Oscars! What a night! Is there any other business that routinely congratulates itself on being itself?
So I sit in a hotel in Seward Alaska minding my own business, when suddenly it dawns on me. … I am making a movie!
When I was young, the TV had rabbit ears, the cool video game was Pong, and we talked on rotary phones. So how's a mother to raise her kids in the Digital Age?

Society

Jokes for the Folks: Cussifornia

March 12, 2010
California gives us a story of a Santa Monica sushi chef and his restaurant charged with allegations they served illegal and endangered whale meat.

Jokes for the Folks: C-Span Man

February 26, 2010
What a week. The United States is on its way to setting records for winning medals at the Winter Olympics, but we want to know who made it mandatory for every TV broadcaster to do his/her report outdoors?

Jokes For The Folks: Bored to Death – Literally

February 12, 2010
Happy Valentine’s Day to the millions of loyal JFTF readers here at NCV! Hope it's an exciting one, because according to a new study, boredom can kill you.

Jokes for the Folks: State of the (Divided) Union

January 29, 2010
President Obama challenged everyone in his State of the Union address, while Steve Jobs (five o'clock) foreshadowed Apple's next big iNnovation.

Jokes for the Folks: Avatar’d and Feathered

January 15, 2010
Some Avatar viewers say they leave the movie feeling depressed, even suicidal, because their lives aren’t more like the virtual world on Pandora. At least they're not in Conan's shoes!

Jokes for the Folks: Puppet of the Year!

December 31, 2009
Yes, this year's coveted award has been announced, but you'll have to watch the video to see who pulled this stunning upset!

Jokes for the Folks: Global Cooling

December 21, 2009
Merry Christmas. The world is at war. There is a global recession; unemployment continues to strap millions of Americans, and billions of people worldwide. So what are our leaders up to? ...

Jokes for the Folks: Where Is President Pelosi?

December 03, 2009
Barack Obama and Tiger Woods have a lot in common; and Tiger is borrowing holiday gift ideas from Kobe Bryant. Small world, isn't it?

Jokes for the Folks: Stimulus Creates 7,000,000,000,000,000 New Jobs!

November 20, 2009
The stimulus is working, but Sarah Palin and Nick Jonas have their sights set on a new Administration. ...

Jokes for the Folks: Lou Dobbs Replacing Steven Tyler!

November 13, 2009
And you thought he quit CNN to run for president!