HUGH MOUSE - Not Too Seriously

Jackie Gleason was asked once how seriously he took his work. He responded something like this (heavily paraphrased): "Very seriously. But God help me the day I start taking MYSELF seriously." Hence the title of these vignettes.

11/27/17

New Website and New Book!

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M y book is out! It’s title is: “TAKING LIFE NOT TOO SERIOUSLY – AWOMAN, A QUIRKY MOUSE NAMED HUGH, AND A LIFE A HALF BUBBLE OFF CENTER...

9/2/17

Attitude with power

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“Sometimes, you have to get knocked down lower than you have ever been, to stand up taller than you ever were.” I read t...

8/29/17

Free ebook coming soon!

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YAY! Folks are signing up to download a free e-copy of my e-book on their computers, cell phones, and Kindles. I don't know the date y...

8/28/17

No Plants Please

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The ladies asked how I like living in an apartment. Hey, I have people who change the light bulbs for me. What more can I say? A h...

8/26/17

Long Distance Dating

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I was talking to the ladies at the circle lunch today, some of whom know I’m dating someone who lives in Florida. I live in Nort...

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Hugh Mouse: A MOUSE IN THE HOUSE My name is Hugh. I am a mouse. I live in George and Maggie’s house. At half-past twelve, when they’re asleep, I scamper ‘round without a peep. I look for crumbs of bread or cheese, But two BIG dogs get most of these. So then I chew the “news” instead And carry shreds back to my bed. I nest downstairs where it is cool. (I sometimes sit on Maggie’s stool.) She likes to sketch with pen and ink. She often draws cute mice, I think. Perhaps, someday, when we are friends I’ll pose for her until she spends A lot of time with only me. And what a treasure I will be, ‘Cause I won’t bark! And I won’t tweet Like Henderson, their parakeet. I’ll tiptoe softly ‘round the house ‘Cause, after all, I am a mouse! My friend Leenie Clark met Hugh Mouse in my dusty old portfolio one day and wrote this poem:

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