Passive-Aggressive Plants Must Be Stopped!

September 22, 2014 by Greg Mischio 3 Comments

It’s time to call the plant world on the carpet. These passive-aggressive rooted things are messing with my head, not to mention my lawn. The reverse-psychology of my amazing new epiphany put them in their place. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Environmental Epiphanies Tagged With: Humor, Plants, Satire, Suburbs, War on Weeds, Weeds

Behold the Teenager Planning Committee

September 8, 2014 by Greg Mischio 6 Comments

A wise man once said, “Teenagers don’t plan for anything. Ever.” I echo the sentiment, which is why I created the Teenager Planning Committee, one I felt certain would restore order to the chaotic parenting community. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Parenting Epiphanies Tagged With: Humor, Satire, Teenagers, teens

Take a 50-Week Vacation

September 1, 2014 by Greg Mischio 1 Comment

My family recently enjoyed a fantastic one-week vacation. Upon returning, our lives plunged into 50 weeks of prolonged hell. Why do we subject ourselves to the post-vacation blues? Instead, try my epiphany, which turns the tables on the vacation paradigm. [Read more…]

Filed Under: General World-Altering Epiphany, Work Epiphanies Tagged With: 50-Week Vacation, Humor, Satire, Vacation

Take the ALS Billionaire Challenge

August 25, 2014 by Greg Mischio 2 Comments

Unless you’re holed up Unabomber-style, you’ve likely encountered the ALS Ice Bucket challenge. It’s produced amazing results, but we’ll get to the cure faster if someone takes my ALS Billionaire Challenge. [Read more…]

Filed Under: General World-Altering Epiphany Tagged With: ALS, Billionaire, Charity, Humor, Satire

The Garment the Opposite Sex Can’t Figure Out

August 11, 2014 by Greg Mischio 10 Comments

The epic battle between the sexes has raged since the day Eve borrowed Adam’s rib and didn’t put it back. To help us men conquer the women-people, I’m fighting fire with fire by inventing the garment the opposite sex can’t figure out. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Battle of Sexes Epiphanies, Marriage Epiphanies Tagged With: Battle of the Sexes, Garments, Humor, Men, Satire, Women

One Word Can Keep Things Cool with Your Wife

July 28, 2014 by Greg Mischio 1 Comment

I have put my foot in mouth so many times that there is a size 9 footprint embossed on my tongue. To overcome my poorly-timed and ill-advised words, I’ve taken a page out of the family dog’s book: I will only say one word. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Marriage Epiphanies Tagged With: Epiphany, Humor, Marriage, Satire, Wife

How Do You Throw Out an Old Garbage Can?

June 16, 2014 by Greg Mischio 7 Comments

My father posed this vexing question to me the other day: How do you throw out an old garbage can? Immediately I put my epiphanal powers to work, and derived a solution that not only takes care of over-the-hill garbage cans, but all highway trash as we know it. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Environmental Epiphanies Tagged With: Garbage, Garbage Can, Humor, Littering

Congress Needs a Reverse Jesus

May 27, 2014 by Greg Mischio Leave a Comment

Is it just me, or is our Congress a tad ineffectual? Bi-partisanship has split the Democrats and Republicans asunder, which is why I employed the brilliant tactical move – the Reverse Jesus – to bring them together.

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Filed Under: Political Epiphanies, Religious Epiphanies Tagged With: Congress, Humor, Jesus, Satire

Conduct Tours of Your Children’s Filthy Rooms

May 19, 2014 by Greg Mischio 16 Comments

My family must be high on the target list for Al Qaeda, because every time I walk past the kids’ rooms, it looks like a car bomb went off. Instead of nagging them to clean, however, I’m pursuing a bold new strategy. I’m giving tours of their ridiculously messy rooms. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Family Epiphanies, Parenting Epiphanies Tagged With: Bedrooms, Children, Humor, Parenting, Satire, Tours

Barstool-Ski Lift Hybrid Reduces Drunk Driving

May 12, 2014 by Greg Mischio Leave a Comment

Drunken driving has inflicted untold amounts of pain, misery and suffering, yet we seem at a loss for how to curb its deadly consequences. That’s because we’re not putting capitalism to work, folks. So let’s drink to the end of drunk driving with my new Barstool-Ski Lift Hybrid. [Read more…]

Filed Under: General World-Altering Epiphany, Technological Epiphanies Tagged With: Barstool, Drunk Driving, Epiphany, Humor, Satire, Ski Lift

The Study of All Those Irritating Studies

April 7, 2014 by Greg Mischio 8 Comments

How I loathe those accursed research studies that state the completely obvious. The news media reports on them like they’re amazing new revelations, instead of statistically-backed validations of common sense. On the bright side, they’ve given rise to my latest epiphany: The Study of All Those Irritating Studies. [Read more…]

Filed Under: General World-Altering Epiphany Tagged With: Academia, Academic Research, Commissioned Studies, Humor, Research, Satire, Studies

Instilling Fear of Meteor Showers in Worrywart Moms

March 31, 2014 by Greg Mischio 4 Comments

Why do we use the term “worrywart”? Wouldn’t it be more accurate to refer to chronic worriers as “mom”? Mommies tend to worry excessively about anything and everything, at least they did until my latest epiphany. (This week’s post features another guest illustration from Monica LaLanda!) [Read more…]

Filed Under: Family Epiphanies, Guest Illustrator Epiphanies, Parenting Epiphanies Tagged With: Children, Humor, Kids, Meteors, Moms, Satire, Worrying

Forcing Educators to Stop the Homework Avalanche

March 24, 2014 by Greg Mischio 7 Comments

It’s typical to see a high schooler burdened with 4-5 hours of homework a night. Is there not some way to impart knowledge without keeping our young uns up till 3 am? There is now, with my latest epiphany: I make those accursed educators do homework too. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education Epiphanies Tagged With: Educators, Homework, Humor, Satire, Students, Teachers

How to Make the Most of Abysmal Wisconsin Weather

January 27, 2014 by Greg Mischio 2 Comments

It’s no picnic living in Wisconsin. Dangerous wind chills during the winter, predatory mosquitoes and gawd-awful humidity during the summer – it seems like a dress rehearsal for eternal damnation. My latest epiphany is designed to make the most of the days it actually is nice in this wretched state. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Environmental Epiphanies Tagged With: Epiphany, Humor, Satire, weather, Wisconsin

Replace Corporate CEOs with First-Grade Teachers

January 20, 2014 by Greg Mischio 9 Comments

I’ve done my time in the corporate world, and it turned my stomach. The infighting, politics, groveling, and backstabbing — it all starts at the top. That’s why my latest epiphany replaces the CEOs of major corps with first-grade teachers. Specifically, my first-grade teacher, Mrs. Smith. (This week’s epiphany includes a special guest illustration from Phil Wong.) [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education Epiphanies, Work Epiphanies Tagged With: CEOs, Epiphany, First-Grade Teachers, Humor, Satire