Best of the Week!
A Text Interview With Rosy Cortez, A Collaboration With C. Elyse + Top 5 Jokes and more!
In This Newsletter:
A Collaboration w/ & An Interview w/ Rosy Cortez
Vote For Your Favorite!
An Interview & Short Film With Ian Abramson!
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Hey, happy Saturday! Let’s dive in to some highlights from the week!
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for her wonderful newsletter A Sip, A Shout Out, & A Sentence.A [TEXT MESSAGE] Conversation With Artist Rosy Cortez
I texted with my former JCPenney co-worker Rosy Cortez about her path from The Moreno Valley Mall to painting murals throughout the city.
![A [TEXT MESSAGE] Conversation With Artist Rosy Cortez](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fb562b566-dcdc-482c-b94f-60185c2b2f35_3000x3000.png)
TOP FIVE JOKES OF THE WEEK!
Each weekday, I send five topical jokes. Subscribers (yes, you!) have voted on what made them laugh the most. Here are the top 5!
Note: Whenever there is a tie, I become the deciding vote.
MONDAY: 11-13-2023
According to The Wall Street Journal — pet psychics are making their way from the fringe to socially acceptable. One psychic even touts her ability to find love connections with her slogan “Call me now for your free breeding.”
[read other jokes from that day here]
TUESDAY: 11-14-2023
Instagram and Facebook are growing faster than TikTok. And its all because of remarkable new data which suggests that young people tend to become old people.
[read the other jokes from that day here]
WEDNESDAY: 11-15-2023
One of the many things we’re learning about new U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson is that he has close ties to Christian right — both mainstream and fringe. How fringe exactly? Well, let’s just say that when he orders a fruit salad, he makes sure that none of the ingredients are “of knowledge.”
[read the other jokes from that day here]
THURSDAY: 11-16-2023
The Pentagon failed its financial audit for the sixth straight year — which is one too many for a building with five points. But how can we be sure? If the military is this bad with numbers, The Pentagon could’ve been The Square this whole time. Luckily, they have a fix. The next four audits will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.
[read the other jokes from that day here]
FRIDAY : 11-17-2023
Apple plans to make it easier to text between iPhones and Androids. In other news, Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney have a new hit song on their hands…
[read the other jokes from that day here]
If you enjoyed those Five Jokes, check out the most recent batch of Top Five Jokes!
BEST OF THE BEST!
Vote on your favorite joke among the top 5 — that way I can email the “Top Jokes of November” in next month’s letter.
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SOMETHIN’ ELSE!
Since my recent interview with Rosy focuses on California’s Inland Empire — check out my interview with another friend from the region,
!![A [TEXT MESSAGE] Conversation With Comedian Ian Abramson](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_140,h_140,c_fill,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fa3b5e745-3e4e-4b76-9d30-f7e414019cf5_3000x2569.png)
Or just check out the short film we made about it:
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