Erma Louise (Harris) Bombeck (February 21, 1927 – April 22, 1996), born Erma Fiste, was an American humorist who achieved great popularity for a newspaper column that depicted suburban home life in the second half of the 20th century.
Born: February 21st, 1927
Died: April 22nd, 1996
Categories: Journalists, Humorists, 1990s deaths, People from Ohio
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If Life is a Bowl of Cherries, What Am I Doing in the Pits?
The grass is always greener over the septic tank.
If you can't make it better, you can laugh at it.
I remember thinking how often we look, but never see … we listen, but never hear … we exist, but never feel. We take our relationships for granted. A house is only a place. It has no life of its own. It needs human voices, activity and laughter to come alive.