You've got to laugh a little

I'm someone who often clicks on sad headlines, which thanks to modern technology, are now available from all over the world in a moment's time. And lord knows there is no shortage of bad news nowadays. To say nothing of the overall sad state of the world in general. And then I have an unfortunate tendency to perseverate on these things. Sometimes it will stay with me for days if I read something particularly sad. Even seeing forlorn dogs in ASPCA ads can leave me feeling troubled for awhile.

I know I should probably just limit my reading of the news. But I don't. I know I should also do more about trying to change bad situations where I can. I do some things, but I know I could do a lot more. And some things I read are just horrible bad luck, fate, and nothing that I could influence.

To counteract this, lately, I have been looking for things that make me laugh (in addition to Mr Nankie's jokes). Here are two that work for me.

I just discovered this guy, Ryan George, on YouTube and thought he was pretty funny. I've only watched a couple so far, and he has lots. This "Tools" one made me laugh and another one "The First Guy to Ever Bring Home a Cat"  where he tries to sell his roommate on the merits of having a cat. "He's very clean, he licks himself constantly". Roommate responds, "I don't know if that makes him clean so much as covered in saliva.

Another one I like a lot, is Dr Glaucomflecken. Perhaps you need to have a medical background to fully appreciate the nuances, but really the way he plays all the different roles and gets the details so right, is very funny to me. Actually, I just realized Ryan George (above) does that too. There's something about one person playing all those characters that really makes me laugh. Like I used to love Lily Tomlin back in the day. Especially as Ernestine, the telephone switchboard operator. Do young people today even know what a switchboard is?