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Public Art in Vancouver
I wanted to share a collection of the public art Karin and I saw up in BC and to thank our guide, Roberto, for a terrific tour. He was able to explain the artist’s intent of these images and the significance of […]
Newsletters: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
I get a big kick out of writing newsletters. I think they’re a fun and powerful way to connect with your readers and supporters. But, that said, I have a love-hate relationship with the services I’ve used to connect them to my […]
Tip #1 – Making Stone Soup
There will be days when you just don’t feel a bit funny. There will be long hours when you just don’t feel like writing anything at all. Tough. That’s the one thing I claim to have learned as a daily news reporter. […]
But It Worked Yesterday!
Unpleasant truth: Your phone, computer, or your car was OK when you last looked, but something went sideways in dead of night. Now they’re just paperweights, conversation pieces, or a driveway ornaments. And the warranties? Damn, they expired yesterday. What went wrong? […]
Monumentally Disappointed: Things You Won’t See In DC
Since you just found out that you are going to a DC conference in place of your suddenly-ill colleague, here’s how you and your family can make the most of your two-day trip to our nation’s capital. Things most people want to […]
#Humor – My Domain Name Addiction
Some people are addicted to booze, others to sex, and then there are those who have risked it all with their bookie on fantasy football or their March-madness pool. I only wish I had one of those addictions. I’m hooked on something not covered […]
#HumorHandbook Project on Medium and Facebook
You can be a part of the conversation and the development of the humor handbook. It’s a long-considered project of setting down my thoughts on comedy and a key take-aways from more than 40 years of studying and practicing humor-writing and comedy. […]
#HumorHandbook – Getting Started – Robb’s Rule #2
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. ” Mark Twain, Letters from the Earth (1909) I love writing because it is a chance to wrist-wrestle with my dreams. Often, I’ll wake up at 4 am with a bunch of crazy thoughts, […]
News Flash: Mexico Makes Preemptive Strike on Mar-a-Lago (satire)
In a bold move that anticipated a Trump victory, Mexico fired their secret stash of Chinese “Carrier Killer” missiles at Mar-a-Largo. Mexican Minister of the Defense, Luis Cresencio Sandoval, said the act was necessary because of continual threats posed by the former-and-future […]
Robb lives and works in Northern California. His humor has appeared in regional and national publications, including ANewsCafe.com and The Funny Times. He’s appeared on stage in Reno, and as part of the #virtualerma 2020 stand-up night. Robb’s screenplay, “One Little Indian” […]