Longtime comedy writer Merrill Markoe is still hilarious. I just got her book, It’s My F—ing Birthday: A Novel and happened to find this video she made with her dogs. (If you recall, Merrill came up with “Stupid Pet Tricks” when she was David Letterman’s writer.) I love this, because my dogs would react exactly like this in an emergency. Come to think of it, they have.
She is great. I had a book by her called, How To Be Hap-Hap-Happy Like Me that I (lost, had stolen, ate – memory fades) that I loved. I’ve never been able to find it since.
Oooo – a challenge! I had to go look in bookmooch (been on a bit of kick there of late) and the only copy of a Markoe book is Mein Geburtstag und andere Katastrophen. Do you (CZ) read German?
Yea, my dog Oscar would react the same way. Altho, I believe I would say something like ‘drop the goddamntoy NOW’ etc…
Nein.
Hey, you have an award waiting for you over at my place.
Fun! I will have to go find that book, but with that title, do you think it is at the library, lol?
You haven’t posted since Sept. Are you going to be back to it soon?
Hi Lesa,
Ugh, I really have neglected this blog, haven’t I? I want to get back to posting. But after writing all day, the thought of doing more writing kind of makes me procrastinate. I miss it though, and I think I’m going to try and get back to it real soon. Thanks for caring!
Girl, where ARE YOU?
Hi GFTG!
We haven’t disappeared! We’ve just been working madly, trying to save the magazine biz. Magazines are dropping like flies, and that’s terrifying to two people who make their living by writing for a magazine!
I do want to get back to blogging, I just don’t know when. But hey, thanks for caring!
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