Out on a Whim: A Somewhat Useful Guide to Marriage, Family, Culture, God, and Flammable Household Appliances

Laugh-Out-Loud Humor…With a Christian Twist!

Dave Meurer’s Out on a Whim: A Somewhat Useful Guide to Marriage, Family, Culture, God and Flammable Household Appliances bills itself as “a somewhat useful guide to family, culture, God, and flammable household appliances.” And, really, when you get down to it, is there anything else worth writing about in life? We didn’t think so.

As opposed to his other superlative opuses, Boyhood Daze and Daze of Our Wives, Out on a Whim does not have the word “daze” in its title. And yet it is funny. Very funny. In fact, it is a laugh-a-minute book that pokes equal fun at parenting, society, religion, and everything else in life.

Meurer’s writing has been compared to bestselling funny man Dave Barry, only Meurer also includes a solid Christian message in each of his books that celebrates the joy and humor God’s brought to the world. This is humor that packs a punch, while subtly making a point. It’s recommended for anyone who wants—or needs—to lighten up.

Besides being a writer, David Meurer is also a dedicated husband and the father of two boys, and it's from these experiences—and some of the humorous situations that arise—that Meurer mines the comic of two of his books, Boyhood Daze and Daze of Our Wives..

When not debating his sons on the merits of eating zucchini, inadvertently mangling his wife's prized plants with a weed trimmer, Dave works for the United States House of Representatives as an aide to a Californian Congressman.

A talented writer whose humor columns and other articles may be found in major magazines like Focus on the Family and HomeLife, Dave has won numerous writing awards and honors, including the top scholarships from the California Newspaper Publishers Association, the Gannet Foundation, and the Laymen's National Bible Association.

The entire Meurer family makes their home in Redding, California.