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

Ten Years of Silliness – A Look Back on a Decade of View from the Bleachers

by TEJ | Sep 2, 2019 | All Blog Posts, Political humor | 4 Comments

A look back at the first ten years of View from the Bleachers, with links to my all-time favorite columns I’ve written. (This is Part 1 of a two-part piece.)

Trump Announces His Latest Premier Resort: TRUMP GREENLAND

by TEJ | Aug 25, 2019 | Political humor | 5 Comments

In a surprise move nobody saw coming, President Trump announced the Deal of the Century. “It’s way better a deal that Jefferson’s lame Louisiana Purchase from France.” Trump added, “Lets MAKE GREENLAND GREEN AGAIN.”

If You Need a Lawyer, I Found Just the Guy

by TEJ | Aug 18, 2019 | Other Attempts at Humor | 0 Comments

If you’ve run into a streak of bad luck, say, your wife is divorcing you, the IRS is auditing you for failure to pay back taxes, and you just totaled another dude’s car in an accident that was your fault. Well, then you’re screwed. Sorry. Can’t help you. But for the rest of you, meet Marvin Guerkin, Attorney at Law.

Annoying People

by TEJ | Aug 5, 2019 | All Blog Posts, Lifestyles humor | 2 Comments

I don’t really hate anybody. Hate is just not a word in my vocabulary – unless used in the context of “I hate broccoli”, in which case, “hate” is not strong enough a descriptor. Life is just too short to go around hating other people. But it’s not too short to point out people who annoy the hell out of me. I’ve plenty of time for that.

How I Got Crabs

by TEJ | Jul 29, 2019 | Fun and Leisure Humor | 3 Comments

Yum, Yum. Look at this crab pot filled with so many mouth-watering Dungeness Crabs. At the grocery store, it can cost up to $9 a pound. That’s pretty darn expensive. Save money by doing it yourself. All you need is a $3,000 boat and $500 in crab pots, rope and buoys.

Things Didn’t Go as Planned

by TEJ | Jul 22, 2019 | Lifestyles humor | 9 Comments

When I was young, I was always planning out my life, sometimes down to the minute. I was very organized and very self-directed. I always had a plan. But when I graduated from college, it turns out, things didn’t always quite go as planned. And, as it turns out, that’s not such a bad thing after all.