VIEW from the BLEACHERS
A humor blog
by Tim Jones, BA, JD, MBA, ESQ, FAQ, INC, LOL, WTF, UBU, IDK, ETC

Taylor Swift, Please Don’t Break My Heart
I’m a big fan of Taylor Swift. Call me a Swiftie. But I am starting to get concerned that if she ever entered into an affair with me, she just might break my heart – not to mention royally piss off my wife – and Travis Kelce, for that matter. So, Taylor, if you’re reading this, let’s just agree to be friends. Our lives are complicated enough as they are.

The Sad Lives of Couples Who Opted Not to Have Kids

Friends with Boats

Please Stop Saying “At YOUR Age”
Dear People Under Forty, as a person who is in his late sixties, I have a small request. Whenever we’re together could you please refrain from saying, “at your age?” When you say those words, what I hear is “Dude, I can’t believe how old you are, not to mention frail, out of touch, mentally incompetent, and likely to tip over at any moment. Do you need to go pee?”

Unattainable New Year’s Resolutions: A Guide to Setting Impossible Goals You’ll Never Achieve

My Sliding Doors Moments
A “Sliding Doors” moment refers to a seemingly inconsequential moment that alters the trajectory of future events or impacts a person’s destiny. It comes from the 1998 movie by the same name. I’ve had two of them in my life. One changed my life profoundly. The other saved it.