Class Clown

Dave Barry is usually pretty good for a laugh (not always, he's had some duds, but he's human). This one was pretty amusing, I enjoyed most of it. 

Dave is almost 80, which makes me feel stupid old, but then getting out of bed every morning also makes me feel stupid old, so there's that. He was the second child of four. His parents sound like they were nice people and Dave said he had a nice childhood. Not long after his father passed away his mother committed suicide (that was one of the not funny parts). 

Dave enjoyed being a full-time journalist (he used to write a weekly column until he semi-retired twenty years ago so he could spend more time with his family). He did get to do a lot of fun things and meet some interesting people. It did make me laugh out loud at times, which is something we all need.