• Let me make it very clear right up front that I am in favor of as many "ha ha moments" as possible. I could not get through a week without my daily

dose. I firmly believe that laughter is the appropriate medicine for the soul. Some people, according to their demeanor, need a little more laughter than they are presently getting.
• That said, let me quickly point out that some things are not funny.
• Of course, most things in my life and about my person are marvelous targets of humor. I do not take myself very seriously. I am not sure any wise person would take me seriously either. In fact, I would highly suspect a person who took me seriously. I can take a joke as well as the next person and I can give it back as well as the next person.
• I have had some weeks that if it was not for a little bit of humor I do not know how I would have gotten through. So, if you can't do anything you can at least laugh. I firmly believe that the best laugh is when you can laugh at yourself. You might as well laugh at yourself, everybody else is.
• Then, there are those serious moments in life that beg for no laughing. I would recommend that warning signs are put around these areas reading, "Positively No Laughing Zone." With this sign should come a severe penalty for those who violate

it.
• That said; let me explain an area in my life where the sign should be permanently erected.
• The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and I were having supper with another couple. We try to do this at least once a month and keep up with each other's progress or lack thereof.
• We were having a great meal and as we

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