The Urban Erma

Thanksgiving Dinner in a Diaper! Let's Do This!

Kudos if you’ve managed to already escape the office, if you haven’t please just stop pretending to do work. You’re not fooling anybody. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I sincerely thank you for reading, enjoying, commenting, and sharing my weekly humor blog. I hope it makes you shake your head, smile, laugh out loud, or all of the above. READ MORE

Pump Up The Jam

They say you know you're getting older when you think the music is too loud. That's not true. I've always thought the music was too loud. When I was 18 years old and I went to my first nightclub, I was shocked by the stratospheric decibel levels. It felt as though the booming base was reverberating through my DNA. Between the tsunami of sound and the flashing lights I feared a stroke was imminent. Read More

Fan Fight: The Bublé-Bieber Battle

I lucked out and got the chance to be the warm-up comedian for “Michael Bublé’s Christmas Special” which will air in December on NBC. Pronounced “Boo-Blay” you may recognize his chart topper "Haven't Met You Yet" from his 2009 “Crazy Love” album. This Frank Sinatra-style crooner sang Christmas classics with Latin singer Thalia, country music star Kellie Pickler, and hosted special guest ... wait for it ... Justin Bieber! Wow! That's a big get. What could go wrong? Funny you should ask. Read More

Scent of a Black Woman

So, I’m standing in line at the dollar store waiting to pay. I’m dutifully looking at all the impulse items that were put there to get my attention and that’s when I saw  my favorite: the display of cheap perfume body sprays. I was expecting the usual plastic bottle assortment of vanilla, coconut, strawberry. But the bottle that caught and held my eye was a scent I’d never seen before called Black Woman. Really? Was this from the people who brought you White Woman? Read the Blog.

Running From Kathy Bates

This week I share the tools that keep me  running, and it's not just my mortal fear of Kathy Bates.  Read this post!

A Beautiful Day for a Protest

This week I head down to the Occupy Wall Street protest to see what all the hub bub is about.

Running at the Speed of Evolution

This week I share the story of running my first international 5K on a military base ... at DAWN!

I Almost Went To Jail Today

The Urban Erma Gets Maternal? What happened when I found a little girl all by herself in the park.

My Furry Baby Part Two

This week The Urban Erma has the furry worry of dealing with her sick 12 year old Cocker Spaniel, Rolie.

No. Thank YOU!

This week The Urban Erma is honored to be on her 7th tour with Armed Forces Entertainment, her third performing for the troops in the Middle East!