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I’m going to have at least six groups of people mad at me today. But if you’re into sports or are only mildly aware that they exist, you’ll want to hear my thoughts on why there is really only one sport that is a Christian game.  Here are six sports that decidedly are not. 1.…

Why a guy never says, “Might as well go for a salad.”  I’ve been married more than thirty years in a row partly because I learned the hard way that there are 311 things you should never say to your wife. Here is just a sampling.  When our kids were small and my wife hadn’t…

I am one of a few million Canadians who experience Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, a type of depression shared by many who attempt to survive winters where the sun shines for about eleven minutes a day. We sing sad songs like, “Here comes the sun, not really…” Sitting near a special lamp can help.…

In case you haven’t heard anything completely ridiculous yet today, we present the Laugh Again Stock Market Report. Helium is up, while paper remains stationary. Pencils have lost a few points, and boat anchors are sinking. Hiking equipment is trailing, but knives are up sharply. Elevators are on the rise, while escalators continue their slow…

Quintin Stieff’s father left when he was three leaving his mom to raise seven kids. Two high school teachers took an interest in him. One was his neighbour and math teacher, Bill Mellencamp. Bill and his wife Sharlene showered Quintin’s family with casseroles and clothing and found him summer jobs.   He knew they were…

Have you ever had a book dedicated to you? Well, now you do. Here’s the dedication in my latest book. “To our loyal Laugh Again audience. Even the guy who shook my hand and said, “I listen to you every day on the radio. I had an image of you in my mind. Um, uh,…

Celebrating a most difficult virtue A boy was standing at the bottom of a “down” escalator looking up. A lady passed by and said, “Are you okay? Are you lost?” “No ma’am,” he said. “I’m just waitin’ for my chewing gum to come back.” I like that kid. I admire his patience. The truth is…

2020 is finally winding down. It can’t happen fast enough. It feels like we were given a gigantic Time Out by our mothers or something. Each morning I wake up and my wife is waiting with a thermometer. She won’t let me out of bed until she takes my temperature. I was raised on Fahrenheit,…

Christmas was a time when my brothers told me lies. “Lick that lamp post. It’s good for you. You gotta do it.” It was 150 below zero and I fell for it. “Poinsettias are poisonous,” one brother said. I asked how he knew. He said, “Danny Boutwell had a friend who knew a guy who…