The Funny Farm

Download or read book Inspirations from the Funny Farm written by K.K. Hodge and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2020-08-05 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laughter, Encouragement, and Inspirational Devotions for Every Day Inspirations from the Funny Farm is a collection of funny, heartwarming, true stories of life and adventures on the funny farm of Hodge Critter Lodge. Farm life can be tough on the body and the mind, but with Christ, joy can be found in anything and everything. This funny devotional full of crazy critter chaos and fun family traditions will inspire you to look forward to your daily quiet time with Christ. "The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness" (Lamentations 3:22-23).

Download or read book Funny Farm written by Laurie Zaleski and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An inspiring and moving memoir of the author's turbulent life with 600 rescue animals. Laurie Zaleski never aspired to run an animal rescue; that was her mother Annie’s dream. But from girlhood, Laurie was determined to make the dream come true. Thirty years later as a successful businesswoman, she did it, buying a 15-acre farm deep in the Pinelands of South Jersey. She was planning to relocate Annie and her caravan of ragtag rescues—horses and goats, dogs and cats, chickens and pigs—when Annie died, just two weeks before moving day. In her heartbreak, Laurie resolved to make her mother's dream her own. In 2001, she established the Funny Farm Animal Rescue outside Mays Landing, New Jersey. Today, she carries on Annie’s mission to save abused and neglected animals. Funny Farm is Laurie’s story: of promises kept, dreams fulfilled, and animals lost and found. It’s the story of Annie McNulty, who fled a nightmarish marriage with few skills, no money and no resources, dragging three kids behind her, and accumulating hundreds of cast-off animals on the way. And lastly, it's the story of the brave, incredible, and adorable animals that were rescued. Although there are some sad parts (as life always is), there are lots of laughs.

Download or read book Intellivision written by Tom Boellstorff and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2024-11-05 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The engaging story of Intellivision, an overlooked videogame system from the late 1970s and early 1980s whose fate was shaped by Mattel, Atari, and countless others who invented the gaming industry. Astrosmash, Snafu, Star Strike, Utopia—do these names sound familiar to you? No? Maybe? They were all videogames created for the Intellivision videogame system, sold by Mattel Electronics between 1979 and 1984. This system was Atari’s main rival during a key period when videogames were moving from the arcades into the home. In Intellivision, Tom Boellstorff and Braxton Soderman tell the fascinating inside story of this overlooked gaming system. Along the way, they also analyze Intellivision’s chips and code, games, marketing and business strategies, organizational and social history, and the cultural and economic context of the early US games industry from the mid-1970s to the great videogame industry crash of 1983. While many remember Atari, Intellivision has largely been forgotten. As such, Intellivision fills a crucial gap in videogame scholarship, telling the story of a console that sold millions and competed aggressively against Atari. Drawing on a wealth of data from both institutional and personal archives and over 150 interviews with programmers, engineers, executives, marketers, and designers, Boellstorff and Soderman examine the relationship between videogames and toys—an under-analyzed aspect of videogame history—and discuss the impact of home computing on the rise of videogames, the gendered implications of play and videogame design at Mattel, and the blurring of work and play in the early games industry.

Download or read book Open To Doubt written by Marcus Achison and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-03-07 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An incredibly humorous book with the power to thrill, shock and inspire the reader whilst they tear with laughter. Open To Doubt is a laugh-out-loud collection of short humorous stories, adventure tales and spoof advertisements covering a wide variety of topics such as heroic behaviour, travel, monkey oil, the diary of Clovis Pumly and buttock maintenance, to name but a few! Compiled in the style of a magazine, Open To Doubt includes a collection of hilarious articles from ‘Holiday Choices’ by the none-too-bright reporter Barry Android, to ‘News for Clowns’, the most informative newsletter for the working idiot today. As well as articles on a variety of topics, this book also includes the hallmarks of a traditional magazine including notorious agony aunt Marjorie, recipe tips and advertisements for newly-opened restaurants and local attractions. The tales of high adventure will astound, the crime reports will startle and the informative advertisements will prove handy. Getting straight to the heart of the action, Open To Doubt is based on everyday life which has been tweaked, massaged and turned on its head. This collection is designed to be dipped into by the reader until overcome with laughter. You will be amazed, astonished and bewildered, but above all you won’t be able to help but laugh. Open To Doubt is guaranteed to make you laugh and will appeal to readers looking for light comic relief.

Download or read book Summary of Laurie Zaleski's Funny Farm written by Everest Media, and published by Everest Media LLC. This book was released on 2022-03-22T22:59:00Z with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 In the mid-1970s, the four-lane Black Horse Pike was the main route between Philadelphia and the Jersey Shore, surrounded by farms and farmers’ markets. There were a few billboards. #2 My mother and her children, Cathy and Stephen, escaped to New Jersey from my father. They lived in a half-house in a clearing in the woods, not fit to live in. Yet, this was their brand-new start. #3 When we moved into our new house, we made a pitiful sight, lugging our sad little bags. Mom was smiling, but in a strange, fixed way that wasn’t even half-happy. We had been living out of a suitcase, four people shoehorned into a single motel room, sleeping on two narrow beds with thin mattresses and springs that dug into our backs at night. #4 We would spend our time in hotels or motels, watching TV and eating junk food. Our life was fun while it lasted, but eventually we had to go back home.

Download or read book What I Call Life written by Jill Wolfson and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2008-04-01 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I haven't even explained yet about the Knitting Lady. Who is she? How did I wind up on her doorstep? How did I meet the other girls who became my friends—no, they became more than friends—despite the fact that they drove me absolutely crazy. I need to take a giant step back, return myself to the police car and explain how I, Cal Lavender, came to be living a life that wasn't my own. A witty and moving first novel that uncovers another side of the foster-care system Cal Lavender is perfectly happy living her anonymous life, even if she does have to play mother to her own mother a whole lot more than an eleven-year-old should. But when Cal's mother has one of her "unfortunate episodes" in the middle of the public library, she is whisked off by the authorities and Cal is escorted to a seat in the back of a police car. On "just a short, temporary detour from what I call life," Cal finds herself in a group home with four other girls, watched over by a strange old woman everyone refers to as the Knitting Lady. At first Cal can think of nothing but how to get out of this nuthouse. She knows she doesn't belong there. But it turns out that all the girls, and even the Knitting Lady, may have a lot more in common than they could have imagined. A fresh new voice in middle-grade fiction—Jill Wolfson's unforgettable characters will blunder their way into readers' hearts.

Download or read book Summary of Laurie Zaleski's Funny Farm written by Milkyway Media and published by Milkyway Media. This book was released on 2022-05-04 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 In the mid1970s, the fourlane Black Horse Pike was the main route between Philadelphia and the Jersey Shore, surrounded by farms and farmers’ markets. There were a few billboards. #2 My mother and her children, Cathy and Stephen, escaped to New Jersey from my father. They lived in a halfhouse in a clearing in the woods, not fit to live in. Yet, this was their brandnew start. #3 When we moved into our new house, we made a pitiful sight, lugging our sad little bags. Mom was smiling, but in a strange, fixed way that wasn’t even halfhappy. We had been living out of a suitcase, four people shoehorned into a single motel room, sleeping on two narrow beds with thin mattresses and springs that dug into our backs at night. #4 We would spend our time in hotels or motels, watching TV and eating junk food. Our life was fun while it lasted, but eventually we had to go back home.