9-4-09
My world consists of getting used to a different yard. This involves meeting new friends and adjusting to a different environment and regulations. All in all, though, I'm thankful for this move and will be teaching GED students again next Wednesday when classes start.
I've always thought of myself as a bit of a philosopher and a bit of a humorist and now I'm thinking of how similar these are. Philosophy asks us to look at the world as if we were from another planet and to question everything - the nature of reality, the external world, other people. That's like comedy. At their best, both comedians and philosophers shake out our prejudices. Jokes can liberate and elevate us and even change the situation we find ourselves in. As Ralphie (Tom's cartoon dog) often says, "Anything worth taking seriously is worth making fun of."
And thinking of making fun of something, I read that a study in the Washington Post says that women have better verbal skills than men. I just want to say to the authors of that study: "DUH!"
(there's nothing like an intelligent, well-thought-out response to a study like that.)
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