Bev Potter

Dec 10, 2024 | medium.com | Bev Potter

Humor | SatireA handy reference manual for the next time your child has a meltdownBev Potter·FollowPublished inFrazzled·3 min read·--Photo by Timon Studler on Unsplash (edited in Canva)Shopping with toddlers is a little like going to war, if the troops all wore pink puffer jackets and only had one mitten. Also like war, you never know when somebody’s going to explode. But in this case, it’s not because they stepped on a land mine.

Dec 8, 2024 | bevpotter.medium.com | Bev Potter

TECHNOLOGYI’ll be first in line to buy a robotBev Potter·Follow4 min read·--You can buy this on eBay. The press like to foment fear and hysteria. This is nothing new. If it bleeds, it leads. In today’s world, that means tirades about the evils of AI and how children are in danger because they’re falling in love with chatbots. This isn’t something our pioneer ancestors had to worry about.

Dec 5, 2024 | bevpotter.medium.com | Bev Potter

HUMORThis should really speed up surgeriesBev Potter·Follow2 min read·--Photo by Austrian National Library on UnsplashWe here at Anthem Blue Cross have decided that, out of all the literally thousands of ways we could cut costs and save money for our subscribers, we’re going to stop paying for anesthesia during surgery. How did we make this decision, you ask? Well, first of all, our executives and high-level decision makers are complete morons. Drooling idiots.

Nov 23, 2024 | bevpotter.medium.com | Bev Potter

LIFE WITH DOGSYes, that’s what they call my dog, even in writing. Bev Potter·Follow4 min read·--Ms. Hershey PotterThe are few things sadder than a pet store. When I walk into PetSmart, the first thing I see on my left is a wall of Betta fish, each a burst of color languishing in their individual cups. They don’t move, they don’t play. They just float in space and wait. The next display is the lizards.

Nov 16, 2024 | bevpotter.medium.com | Bev Potter

OPINION|SOCIETYAmericans are looking for comfort in all the wrong placesBev Potter·Follow3 min read·--Photo by 愚木混株 cdd20 on UnsplashRemember “It’s morning in America” from the 1984 Reagan campaign? Well, now it’s nighttime in America, and our faces are illuminated by screens as we try to scroll our back to some sense of normalcy. I’ve gained three pounds since the election from doom eating. Someone on Twitter told me they’ve gained 10.