Nancy Franklin's MirthquakesThis website is about life's absurdities
Manhattan Beach’s Nancy Franklin aired some dirty laundry online and millions have viewed with laughter. When Franklin saw actor John Krasinski’s call for sports news for his recently launched YouTube show “Some Good News,” she enlisted…
My husband likes to yell at the television. Not that he expects it to answer or that he’s looking for an argument; it’s just a quirk of his that I expect afflicts many husbands. Mine corrects…
They arrived on our doorstep, almost strangers to us, our son’s pregnant wife and toddler stepdaughter. Just nine months after a whirlwind courtship and wedding, the request came from our son: Would we share our home…
Well, January has come and gone. Have you broken your new year’s resolutions yet? If you’re still sticking with the resolutions you made on Jan. 1, congratulations! If your resolve has flown like a migrating hummingbird,…
Each year, as I’m taking down the holiday decorations, I’m always a bit wistful. Another year has come and gone in a rush. Once again I find myself thinking of all the fun of baking cookies,…
As she watched Super Bowl XLIX in February, Nancy Franklin decided she wanted in on the action. A marketing specialist and hard core Seattle Seahawks fan, Franklin became inspired to write a commercial she could enjoy…
I’m really looking forward to the Super Bowl. Not because it’s a time-honored titanic struggle — a clash between two superior teams of finely honed athletes risking life and limb to achieve the zenith of athletic…
It began with the travel brochures for Costa Rica. They were beautiful — lush jungle, wildlife adventures and sparkling, blue oceans. My husband was hooked. Now, there are many ways to experience Costa Rica. Ours was…
Chirp! Like a hungry bird, my BlackBerry alerts me that a text message is waiting. “R u there Mom?” Our daughter, a freshman at Arizona State, is checking in. “Hi, Sweetie! Wazzup?” I reply. I don’t…
My father had quite a sense of humor and loved all things spooky and ghoulish. He had a particular fondness for Charles Addams, whose cartoons became the basis for the 1960s series “The Addams Family.” Through…
