An interesting discovery: Once you own what you’ve always known – that approximately half your world finds you insufferable – the next step is to laugh! And here’s where I’m grateful to people in my life who’ve shown me how to laugh at myself, sometimes at painful expense as the butt of the joke. I grew up among people whose approach to living included plenty of laughter, a grace when all else fails… so here I am, left laughing at the asshole who turns out to be me, and it’s ridiculously freeing.
There, that was a freebie this morning while I absorb the fact that it’s Friday again. I will feel no surprise one day when it’s revealed that we were part of a colossal Truman Show – won’t shock me at all, in fact by now I’m pretty sure that’s exactly what’s going on. It’s okay, Friday means weekend, and the weekend means favorite foods, so keep the cameras rolling, Mr. Director.
Sudden thought: We can be overwhelmed and underwhelmed, but what’s the temperature of the room if we’re simply whelmed, anybody know?
A sweet thing for end-of-the-week from a Twitter contact:
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Since it’s clearly bits & pieces day, here’s a quote I’ve always loved. I stumbled across this well-worn copy yesterday…
Which brings me to an online conversation that happened yesterday, resulting in the following conclusion:
And my goal is to go out laughing.
Playing for Time 
Sep 17, 2021 @ 13:47:43
If ya can’t laugh at yourself, you can you laugh at?!
Laughter is the BEST medicine.
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Sep 17, 2021 @ 16:16:27
If ya’ can’t laugh at yourself, someone else will. Bitter medicine sometimes, but best.
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