Dear Reader Column 1-21-05

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Dear Reader,

A reader told me the other day, "Suzanne, some of your columns are hilarious. I'm sure that secretly you're a stand-up comedian."

Well, I do enjoy writing humor and I wouldn't mind trying to write a few lines for a comedian, but I'd never, ever want to do the delivery myself. Talk about a tough job. The Oscars should include a category for stand-ups-- I mean think about how many times a comedian must have to deliver "funny" when she's not feeling one bit funny. What if her boyfriend gave her the boot three hours before she was supposed to go on stage? Unless the night's routine was filled with scathing boyfriend jokes, this funny gal could be in big trouble.

I don't know what's in a comedian's emergency make-yourself-feel-funny-kit...a whoopee cushion? (I suspect that the sound of breaking wind is always good for at least one laugh.) But I have a new emergency trick of my own, and I'm testing it out today. I'm playing dress-up.

I have an outrageous hat and scarf on, and I'm sitting in front of the computer in my sun room, just waiting for funny to hit me. The hypothesis in my experiment is that if I dress up in funny clothes, I'll eventually start to feel funny. And who knows, it might have worked if the UPS guy hadn't rapped on the window and interrupted my experiment. No doubt about it, I look funny; he's still laughing.
But now I'm just feeling stupid.

If you want to see what stupid looks like, go to:
http://www.emailbookclub.com/photo/funny1.html

Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.

Suzanne Beecher
Suzanne@DearReader.com
www.DearReader.com

Comments

[Barb Quinlan]

Your comments today about not "pushing" to get all the information and read it TODAY makes me think of myself. However, I have been printing out the books I like, read them when I have time and put the titles on my book list to pick up when there is time. Love what you're doing! Thanks!