A random thought

Every time I need a good laugh, I always turn to a book that contains thousands of stupid things people have said. It never fails as a pick me up.

There is a special sports section that always gets me, and I've read it at least fifty times.

Today's gem was, "Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I amphibious." Those words were spoken by former North Carolina basketball star Charles Shackleford.

Or the anonymous tourist who asked a lifeguard, "Which beach is closest to the water?"

How about this one, asked of a travel planner. "If you go to a restaurant in Idaho...and you don't wan't any kind of potato with your meal, will they get upset and ask you to leave?"

Former Washington, D.C., mayor Marion Berry has some jewels. The first is,"What we have here is an egregious miscarriagement of taxitude."

"The contagious people of Washington have stood firm against diversity during this long period of inclement weather."

I miss old Marion. There isn't anybody as unintentionally funny as he used to be.

The title of today's piece was something Yogi Berra said about Steve McQueen.

Everybody needs a little help shedding the blues at times. This book has always worked for me.

So has calling a friend who always makes me laugh, or getting out one of the old classicly funny movies.

There are comedy channels on radio, and on television.

Then there is the King...Larry the Cable Guy.

He's funny...I don't care who you are.

I watched a biography of Larry the Cable Guy a few weeks back. He may just be the hardest working man in show business. He wasn't an overnight sensation. He put in ten years on the road before he caught a big break, and then put in another three years before stardom came calling.

Now he's the number one act in America, hauling in $500,000 a night.

He doesn't have to dress up either. He just goes to a tractor supply store, buys some cheap shirts, and rips off the sleeves.

So there isn't any reason to go around like an old sourpuss. Find a simple cure, like I did, and like scores of other people.

The more you laugh, the longer you live.

Til next time...