Crystal Wergin
Living in Lake Geneva, WI
Total page views: 21,307
Published Content: 76
Fans: 4
On AC since: 12.29.06
Bio:
Married, two grown kids, humorist, bicyclist
Married, two grown kids, humorist, bicyclist
Education/Experience:
Majored in psychology and creative writing at the University of Wisconsin; retired social worker
Majored in psychology and creative writing at the University of Wisconsin; retired social worker
Motto:
Tis better to have laughed and lost than never to have laughed at all
Tis better to have laughed and lost than never to have laughed at all
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Humorous essay about how one gambler found good fortune in the person sitting next to her when she started choking.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 3/17/2009 | Read more »
Humorous article about one woman's resistance to change as she ages not-so-gracefully.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 3/9/2009 | Read more »
Humorous article about how sharing a suitcase with her husband resulted in woman accidentally leaving her underwear behind.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 2/13/2009 | Read more »
Two cousins reconnect after one is diagnosed with cancer.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 4/19/2008 | Read more »
Overview of H.R.522 hearings, the pending credit card bill.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 3/16/2008 | Read more »
Humorous account of a dog-sitting adventure that resulted in the dog eating a birthday cake.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 3/11/2008 | Read more »
Humorous article tying snowy winters to a high divorce rate
By Crystal Wergin | Published 3/4/2008 | Read more »
Humorous essay about the ups and downs of a hair trigger nausea reflex.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 2/27/2008 | Read more »
Humorous essay about how good manners seem to take a back seat on midnight flights.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 2/16/2008 | Read more »
Tongue-in-cheek essay about the slag heap of relationships six women in one family leave behind.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 2/9/2008 | Read more »
Essay about an unexpected phone call from a Hollywood star.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 2/1/2008 | Read more »
Humorous acount of one woman's nightmare come true when the bathroom door swings open while she's seated in a public restroom.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 1/22/2008 | Read more »
Humorous essay about elderly mother not knowing when or where she "misplaced" part of her lung.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 1/15/2008 | Read more »
Essay about the loss of a girlhood best friend.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 12/27/2007 | Read more »
Humorous paraody on the classic poem, "'Twas the Night Before Christmas"
By Crystal Wergin | Published 12/20/2007 | Read more »
Humorous essay filled with wisecracks made by a blunt senior citizen to medical personnel during medical exams.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 12/12/2007 | Read more »
Couple finds out they have the same last name as the state senator where they vacation - and discover that it doesn't hurt.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 12/7/2007 | Read more »
Humorous account of how running out of toilet paper on Christmas day broke up a family Christmas vacation a day early.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 12/5/2007 | Read more »
Humorous look at why standard cell phone quick notes fall short.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 11/26/2007 | Read more »
How I got de-magnetized out of my room in my gym suit at a swank hotel.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 11/20/2007 | Read more »
Tongue-in-cheek "inside scoop" about a little known ten dollar debt Bon JOvi still owes to rocker friend.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 11/15/2007 | Read more »
Humorous essay by writer who was groomed to become a flight attendant by her mother, but admits she never became one because she's too mean.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 11/13/2007 | Read more »
Humorous essay about two rural sisters who find themselves unable to successfully travel one floor on an elevator.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 11/8/2007 | Read more »
Humorous essay about one woman's journey to making peace with her breasts, and the secret underworld of women conversing about the "girls" with one another.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 11/2/2007 | Read more »
Humorous essay on the hazards of boomers wearing low-rise pants
By Crystal Wergin | Published 10/31/2007 | Read more »
Satirical abastract of do's and don'ts for those who work at home.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 3/22/2007 | Read more »
True and humorous account of how one woman's clutzy behavior with her shopping cart, and a spring-loaded rental car door almost got her beat up in the grocery store parking lot.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 3/22/2007 | Read more »
Humorous account of one woman's coming clean about her fear of tight spaces.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 3/20/2007 | Read more »
One mother's humorous take on the younger generation's fear of eating and fat
By Crystal Wergin | Published 3/20/2007 | Read more »
Humorous true account of how the writer and her husband won 11 pies in a Las Vegas promotion.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 3/14/2007 | Read more »
Poignant ssay about how an old cookbook keeps a granddaughter connected to her grandmother and discovers their shared love of baking.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 3/14/2007 | Read more »
Poignant tribute to a snow-loving German Shepherd who passed while away playing in the first snowfall of 2006.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 3/14/2007 | Read more »
Humorists tongue-in-cheek essay eschewing the stuffy title of "artist."
By Crystal Wergin | Published 2/27/2007 | Read more »
Questionnaire quickly reveals whether you are mentally adept enough to use the self-checkout line at the grocery store.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 2/27/2007 | Read more »
Satirical letter to editor explaining how a missing "but" changed the meaning of a sentence.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 2/27/2007 | Read more »
One woman's frustrating attempt to diagnose stubborn, stuck-up Wipers.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 2/15/2007 | Read more »
Hilarious account of a couple who find a live mouse in a mousetrap and how they finally managed to catch and release it.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 2/15/2007 | Read more »
Tongue-in-cheek account of fast food foul-ups.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 2/15/2007 | Read more »
Tongue-in-cheek listing of all the depressing "holidays" in February that make it the cruelest month, including National Toothache Day.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 2/15/2007 | Read more »
Wry account of how a vacationing couple shows up at a popular hotel chain only to find out that their luxury suite has been given away due to being victims of credit card fraud.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 2/15/2007 | Read more »
Tongue-in-cheek case for why we should all appreciate global warming more.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 2/15/2007 | Read more »
One woman's story of plugging up an entire cruise ship's plumbing system.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 2/10/2007 | Read more »
Satirical look at how young people are benefitting from an aging generation's forgetfulness by way of finding stuff they leave behind in shopping carts, etc.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 2/10/2007 | Read more »
Wry essay by dog owner who knows her dog is strange, and hangs a sign by her door that says so.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 2/10/2007 | Read more »
Internet circulated personality inventory evokes some typical answers -- and then the truth!
By Crystal Wergin | Published 2/10/2007 | Read more »
Humorous account of a first time spray-on tan fiasco.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 2/10/2007 | Read more »
One woman's plans for the future that don't include the dog.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 2/1/2007 | Read more »
Makes a humorous case for why people over 40 are too forgetful to go camping.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 2/1/2007 | Read more »
Satirical samples of greeting cards that would be apprpriate for a woman after a breakup.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 2/1/2007 | Read more »
One woman comes to terms with her bitchhood.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 2/1/2007 | Read more »
Satirical take on a standard "are you an questionnaire" inventory.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 1/31/2007 | Read more »
Tongue in cheek play by play account of one customer's eternal on-hold experience with Dell's customer seervice department.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 1/31/2007 | Read more »
Tongue-in-cheek story about a couple getting a room right below the fitness cneter.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 1/31/2007 | Read more »
Satirical essay on getting seated next to loudmouths at a fooball game.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 1/31/2007 | Read more »
Humorous account of an unsuccessful attempt at using a nasal spray pump.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 1/31/2007 | Read more »
A humorous essay on one woman's introduction to te world of fake nails.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 1/31/2007 | Read more »
Humorous account of a rural lady's near-captivity by a tollbooth.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 1/31/2007 | Read more »
Individual case history about the Internet counterfeit cashier's check scam sweeping the country.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 1/24/2007 | Read more »
Wry take on test-driving seven cars in five weeks.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 1/24/2007 | Read more »
Amusing out-takes from the minor annoyances of renting a car.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 1/24/2007 | Read more »
Four grown sisters all seem to find the wrong things to say during pre-surgery visit with their mother
By Crystal Wergin | Published 1/18/2007 | Read more »
A satirical look at the unusual problem of dry trap syndrome
By Crystal Wergin | Published 1/18/2007 | Read more »
A humorous rant over the indignities of automatic flushing
By Crystal Wergin | Published 1/18/2007 | Read more »
Six-month dishwasher repair effort stretches from Thanksgiving to Valentine's Day makes for confusing relationship with repairman
By Crystal Wergin | Published 1/18/2007 | Read more »
Parodies fighting her chocolate addiction to joining bootcamp
By Crystal Wergin | Published 1/18/2007 | Read more »
Wife draws the short straw when deciding who gets to drive the car with the faulty aribag to the dealership.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 1/18/2007 | Read more »
Humorous look at couple, both missing the handyman gene.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 1/18/2007 | Read more »
Broken stateroom toilet just one of many glitches to ruin couple's 2nd cruise.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 1/18/2007 | Read more »
Satirical letter "unwelcoming" the new neighbor.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 1/18/2007 | Read more »
Satirical look at tangle with impish TSA agent.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 1/18/2007 | Read more »
Satirical look at new, less efficient luggage drop-off procedure at airports.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 1/18/2007 | Read more »
New Year's resolution to stop lying to Police officers.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 1/18/2007 | Read more »
Satirical look at how some vacuum vacuum cleaners bonk you in the back of the head when you're not looking.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 1/18/2007 | Read more »
Middle-aged bicyclists eschew the discomforts of biking for a cushy seat at the slot machine.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 1/17/2007 | Read more »
Guide on how to ignore your fitness equipment.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 1/9/2007 | Read more »
Full Year of diet and exercise in 2006 results in 9-pound weight gain.
By Crystal Wergin | Published 1/9/2007 | Read more »
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