Yeah, yeah, I'm just a barrel of laughs today.
Read this as an assignment for Freshman Comp at WIU in 1968.
Stuck with me. Think it's still relevant.

daunting, cc. and certainly relevant.

but not a barrel of laughs, its true. but then, life cant be all laughs, right?

tho we can rummage up a good joke if you need one. do you know my favorite joke ever, about the interrupting cow?

I have been phantom rating everyone for a month and once again I come out of my shell on here.
Because life is no barrel of laughs.

very much 'now'

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Dear DaisyJane, That's a good one - I've heard it! Smiling!

Dear Linda, But if it could be bottled (barreled?) and sold, someone would be a gazillionare. OK, now I'm thinking of Dr. Evil!

Thanks, Jonathan, yeah, au courant, unfortunately, huh?

Observant, wise and beautiful, cc. R

One of the most hilarious, brilliant and depressing books I have ever read.

CM - I agree - it had all that!

And your poem captures the mood perfectly.

Thanks, Thoth!

CM - thank you - I'm honored you think so.

“Pound pastrami, can kraut, six bagels—bring home for Emma.”

I especially like the word "cache." It strikes me as a modern ailment, the hoarding of information.

CM - grocery list - still relevant through the centuries.

Bell - yes, there's a French movie by that name. Try it sometime.

I'm so glad I played the video. It put some much needed zip in an otherwise slow morning.

Yeah! Beach Boys forevah!!!

Horrible, maybe, but quite lyrical, really. I liked it.

And thanks for the comments on might have been piece. Nice to make your acquaintance here.

Thank you, Mary. You are so very welcome.

1968? In 1968 we could have pair-shaped body-types and wear wooden fifty-five gallon barrels. If we wanted a hug we just hopped inside the wood drum.

The flowers is a Bachelor Button?
They dry out great. No pin on lapel.
Never get married. You can if goofy.

I just read your last comment ref`Slut.
Not You!
I mean you seem to love words`Life.
I like the old word `Trollop. Wild Fun.
I just gotta remember to buy `Butter.
cc
darling
ccdarling
That's fun
You sweet
You tweet
I shush up
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Dear Art, ah, 1968! The image I chose is a red strawflower. I thought it evoked the red and gold of an exploding a-bomb.

Canticle is one of my favorite pieces of science fiction.

Mine too, jmac!