I take humor writing very seriously.

According to medical studies done by real scientists in some scientific research place, somewhere in the United States, laughter has been proven to change the levels of neural chemistry, stimulate the thymus gland, boost the immune system, improve digestion, and provide a respiratory work-out.

I think laughing is as important to our well being as exercise and five servings of fruit and vegetables a day. Good health is no laughing matter! Well, actually good health is a laughing matter.

I don’t consider myself just a humor writer. I consider myself a health care professional.

If you need to improve your digestion, read a few of my columns. You don’t have to tell me if it worked.

My humor essays have appeared in American Bungalow, Dog & Kennel, Byline, Mahoning Valley Parent, and www.sanitycentral.com.

Columns are available for publication or reprint as noted.

Family Humor

I Can't Argue with That
Published in Mahoning Valley Parent, August 2004
[available for reprint]

A Girl Named John 
[available]

It's My Job to Yell
Published on www.sanitycentral.com, September 2004 [available for reprint]

Why God Gives Us Children
[available]

A Pink Plastic Dinosaur
Published on www.sanitycentral.com, April 2004
[available for reprint]

General Humor

Finding My Niche
Published in Byline, March 2004
[available for reprint]

My Dog is Prettier Than Your Dog
Published in Dog & Kennel, February 2004

Money Pit in a Bear Market
Published in American Bungalow, Issue #43, Fall 2004

The Azalea Project
Published in American Bungalow, Issue #33, Spring 2002

The Roach and I
[available]