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Laughter: The Universal Language – #203

January 19, 2021 ~ Ellie ~ 1 Comment

Ecumenical humour! 😆😜

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Laughter: The Universal Language – #200

December 28, 2020 ~ Ellie ~ 4 Comments

A little Jewish humour. 😁

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How I once shocked a client

February 7, 2020 ~ Ellie ~ 22 Comments

“You’re WHAT??!”

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Church(es) on Sunday?

December 1, 2019December 1, 2019 ~ Ellie ~ 8 Comments

Is it odd for a Jewish-born atheist to be fascinated with churches? If so, then… I’m odd! 😄

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Laughter: The Universal Language – #67

May 22, 2018 ~ Ellie ~ 4 Comments

This clever joke will especially resonate with my American friends. 😀
(Don’t worry, it’s not political!)

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Laughter: The Universal Language – #26

August 7, 2017 ~ Ellie ~ 8 Comments

A look at Jewish mothers. Sure it’s a stereotype, but hey, we Jews are allowed to poke fun at ourselves!

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Different

September 8, 2016September 8, 2016 ~ Ellie ~ 15 Comments

Montreal, 1955, a couple of weeks before Christmas: It was the first time I was aware of how different I was from my friends.

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Food, Glorious Food!

April 21, 2016April 23, 2017 ~ Ellie ~ 20 Comments

I can safely say, having grown up in a Jewish family, that Jews are into food in a big way. As the old joke says, every Jewish holiday can be summed up thusly: “They attacked us, we won, let’s eat!”

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The Steeple

December 12, 2015 ~ Ellie ~ 3 Comments

Gonggg! …Gonggg! …Gonggg!

Bells are ringing out across the rooftops. I have to cover my ears, they’re so loud. And to my six-year-old eyes, the church’s tall steeple looks like it’s trying to touch the sky.

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What's Wrong With Me book cover with image of brain scan - by Ellie Presner
What’s Wrong With Me?! – My little medical saga has a nice dramatic arc to it: puzzling beginning, painful middle, and an ending that was a relief in more ways than one.

Surviving Hollywood North
Surviving Hollywood North – An irreverent memoir revealing how Ellie Presner wrangled insecure screenwriters, harried producers and directors, and eccentric actors in Montreal’s flourishing film business during the 1990s.

First Kiss and Other True Fiction
First Kiss and Other True Fiction – Evocative short pieces ranging from a little girl’s terror, to an older child’s disillusionment, to the glory (and confusion) of a budding adolescent’s first kiss… not without a dollop of humour.

How to be an (Almost) Perfect Parent
How to be an Almost Perfect Parent – Friendly illustrated advice from a former family support worker. Professionals – and parents – love it!

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Blogs I Follow

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somethinggrand

"And where did you learn the art of not lasting long?" "Here", you answered

roughwighting

Life in a flash - a weekly writing blog

The Germ Guy: Confessions of a Mercurial Microbiologist

bogeyandruby

Random stuff, reflections on the meaning of life and death, humour, self-deprecation, a bit of bad poetry.

WordPress.com News

The latest news on WordPress.com and the WordPress community.

Vignettes and Bagatelles

Read my mind. Little stories in a big universe.

brian nation: the hot dog palace never closes

Word Quilt

I don't sew, but I write -- patching together pieces of my life.

Dr. Eric Perry’s Blog

Motivate | Inspire | Uplift

MagickMermaid

Day-Dreamer, Moon-Gazer, Confirmed Contrarian, Artist, Frustrated Cartoonist, Traveler, Perennial Fish Out of Water

Travel and Lifestyle with Bree

Travel - home and away and Chronic Illnesses

Ron's Country Musings

Life in the slow lane

ENIGMA IN BLACK

Coming From All Directions

Love Totsy Presents

Luanne Castle: Poetry and Other Words (and cats!)

Poetry, Other Words, and Cats

Mehrling Muse

Life in the mountains

Luke Atkins

Film, Music, and Television Critic

Object Relations

"A Word of Substance"

Larry Kahaner

Tripill Photography

Grammarian in the City

Snarky remarks on language I see and hear in New York City

Sandy McFadden

Family Man & Web Developer at Automattic

Eyestrain Productions

An unhealthy and unwarranted look into the twisted life and dubious career of Shane Simmons - dark writer, morbid historian, obsessive collector and sick mind

Kathryn Presner

Theme whisperer and professional cat cuddler

A Writer's Path

Sharing writing tips, information, and advice.

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