VIEW from the BLEACHERS

My personal search for signs of intelligent life in the universe and in my neighborhood

A humor blog

by Tim Jones, BA, JD, MBA, ESQ, FAQ, INC, LOL, WTF, UBU, IDK, ETC

I Love You, Daddy, But Not Enough to Give You My Snickers Bar

by TEJ | Oct 27, 2019 | Fun and Leisure Humor, Parenting and Family humor | 3 Comments

When I look back at the time when our girls were young, some of my fondest memories involve my Halloween outings trick or treating with my girls.

Thank You for Losing My Luggage

by TEJ | Oct 20, 2019 | Business humor | 1 Comment

This is my deeply heartfelt letter of appreciation I sent to a major airline after they lost my luggage not once but at least twice by re-routing it multiple times to the wrong destination. By this was totally my fault for listening to their request to check my luggage instead of carrying it on the plane with me.

In Defense of Facebook – by Barney Likezitt

by TEJ | Oct 7, 2019 | Pop culture humor | 2 Comments

A lot of nasty people like to take shots at Facebook users like me. They’ll say things like “Facebook is a waste of time” and “Are you listening? It’s a complete waste of time” and “Will you please get off your f*cking phone for a minute and do something productive?” Facebook detractors use very foul language. I’m here to defend Facebook – just as soon as I check out this post with the headline “Ten things about Trump that will shock you.”

Tim’s Home Office News

by TEJ | Sep 23, 2019 | Business humor | 9 Comments

Ever since I moved from Seattle to Camano Island, I now work at home, by myself, as an independent contractor / consultant. Recently, in order to feel a little less isolated, I instituted my own company newsletter, which I call Tim’s Home Office News. I thought you might like to read the latest installment.

Ten Years of Silliness – A Look Back on a Decade of View from the Bleachers (Part 2 of 2)

by TEJ | Sep 15, 2019 | All Blog Posts, Lifestyles humor | 0 Comments

This is Part 2 of a two-part look back at the first ten years of View from the Bleachers, with links to my all-time favorite columns I’ve written. If you didn’t like Part 1, I hate to break it to you, but you’re probably not going to like Part 2 any better, buddy.

Donald Trump’s Latest Five-Day Weather Forecast

by TEJ | Sep 7, 2019 | Political humor | 2 Comments

In the wake of President Trump’s stunningly accurate forecast that Hurricane Dorian would hit Alabama (he was off by less than 500 miles), he’s decided to take on a new job responsibility: the nation’s Meteorologist-in-Chief.