The best medicine

Bob Hope, 100; George Burns, 100; Milton Berle, 93. What they have in common is obvious. Male, old farts when they died and comedians. They laughed. And studies show the cliche of "Laughter is the best medicine" holds true. I am thankful for the many things my friend have done for me over the past few weeks. The most thing I'm thankful for is the laughter. A forwarded e-mail joke; a true-life story; an anecdote; anything that makes me laugh. I can tear up at the drop of a hat. A song can bring a tear to my eyes. A memory pops into my mind and brings a tear. Sometimes it's tears of joy. Other times it's tears of fear. But laughter. Well, laughter is always good. Please send laughter my way. ...
My mother gets her CAT scan results tomorrow. Please send prayers her way. ...
I'm going to lose my hair in two days. My choice. I went to my hairdresser today and made an appointment. I told her my situation and said I wanted to control when I lost my hair. "I can do that," she said. So I'll let her do just that at 6 p.m. Thursday. ...
I don't play the lottery, but if I did, I'd play these numbers for Cash 3: 3 5 9
Let me know if you win.