Give Thanks...A Sense Of Humor

The way things are going these days, Lord knows we can all use something to lighten the mood. And thanks to the internet, there are plenty of people out there trying to do just that. Of course, some take things a little too far, but that's okay--best to just ignore those.

I have a few friends who like to download funny memes and pictures on their phones and send them to me via text messages. Because they do this, I must reply in kind. I am constantly amazed at how creative many of you out there are.

Humor, the things that make you laugh, chuckle, snort, giggle, and smile are as important in our daily lives as love, pain, heartache, joy, and everything else. I can't imagine a world without humor. True humor brings people of different countries, cultures, religions together. There are things that are universally funny.

We need more funny in our lives.

I'm grateful for those with a sense of humor and those willing to share. This week, I'm going to try and look for more of the funny, the hilarious, the things that make me smile. And I'm going to share them, because we need more funny. 

One Thing We Haven't Lost...Is Our Sense Of Humor

 Like many of you, I've done my fair of internet surfing. Of course, there's the crap posts out there that try and divide and pick fights, but what I've been most impressed with, are those that do the opposite.

The ones that make us laugh.

And there's no end of material to chose from.

I found a post today, I took a picture of it and sent it to friends and family. It blends the Star Wars universe and the pandemic.

Humans constantly surprise me. We are going through a tough time, some have it tougher than others. I'm amazed how some people will do what they can to make the best of things, even when it seems everything is on fire.

Yes, it's a simple and funny meme, but it reminded me that no matter how bad things get, there's always someone who will do something to make us laugh. We need more of those people.

Can State Government Have A Sense Of Humor...?

I take public transportation to work. It't no secret. I'm not ashamed. It probably save our family thousands of dollars over my twenty-year career with my company. Last week I noticed something that seemed a bit out of the ordinary.

Which was exactly the point.

The transit service wants users of their fine trains and buses to notice stuff that's out of the ordinary. They also want us to report the things we've seen. Everyone can understand the point--it's important to report issues, I suppose, except there's a bit of "spying on your neighbor" aspect to it. Can't be helped, I guess.

Seeing these colorful and creative ads reminded me of other creative things the state has done lately. Someone at the Utah Department of Transportation is in charge of creating funny sayings on the huge signs spanning the freeways. I don't have any pictures of them--not usually safe to take a picture of a funny sign while driving between 70-80 m.p.h. Someone, however, did get pictures of some of these signs and put them on a website. You can access the site: HERE.

When I think of state government, I usually don't think about creativity. Then again, maybe I should. Hopefully, there will be more of this kind of thing out there in the future. And then maybe it won't be something out of the ordinary.