Rise & Fall

While I wait for the guest contributors to put together posts for me, it dawned on me that I haven’t done any postings for this month.  I figured I should write something just to let others know I’m still alive. It has been a relatively stress-free couple of weeks thus far where I have been able to come...

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This PC Isn’t For Gamers

Greetings from the unstable comedy landscape that is known as The Stand-Up Diaries!  Here’s hoping your summer is going well and that you had a chance to take in the Great Plains Comedy Festival that recently wrapped up. I know that I covered the subject of comics possibly offending the audience in an earlier...

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The 3 Ps, Professionals, Pronouns and Practice

I will not be performing for the month of June at any open mics.  It’s been difficult lately to get excited about going on stage and trying my newer material. I go back to what my neighbour said when he read my newer material before my last show at the professional comedy club.  He said that if he didn’t...

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Which “F” Word Should I Use This Time?

You don’t have a blog garner the supposed following this one has without making a few mistakes along the way.  That’s the price you pay for progress. When I first started to write, it was for the benefit of my friends, thinking they would appreciate the insight that I could bring from the comedian’s...

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Clearing The Air

In over 3 1/2 years I’ve probably written at least 150 of these posts, and I try to write anywhere from 1 to 5 posts a month depending on what’s happening.  There are so many posts that cover so many topics, sometimes even I have trouble remembering everything I’ve covered. I sure as hell...

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