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Dec.31.2012 Laughing I woke this morning thinking that I don’t laugh enough. And yes, it’s probably my fault. So I asked why is it that I don’t laugh as much? My first thought … ah, hah … there’s fodder here for a blog. So why is it that laughter seems to decline as we get older? I remember reading a statistic...	Jul.11.2012 Thanks to The Lit Coach! A Big Thanks to Erin Reel: The Lit Coach June 21st, 2012 → 2:47 pm @ rldonovan // No Comments Check out the wonderful post that Erin Reel, The Lit Coach, wrote on her blog after interviewing me last week: http://thelitcoach.net/from-blog-to-book-with-robin-leemann-...
Mar.21.2011 Laughing At Death A famous comedian once said that, “Life is a sexually transmitted terminal disease.” And as far as I know, it still happens to ten out of ten of us. So, is it OK to laugh about this solemn reality? Is it OK to poke a little fun at the Grim Reaper and not offend or upset anybody? I think so...	Oct.06.2010 Laughing Like a Monkey In his office, I told the doctor I had been laughing like a monkey. I demonstrated how I laughed, even when I listened to my friend who was suffering with leukemia. My doctor, interrupted abruptly, "Now you have something to share with your friend." I laughed completely through...
Jul.30.2010 Laughing When We Shouldn't: My Earliest Memory Our bathroom ceiling had a leg sticking down. My mom's black heels clicked urgently across the bare oak floor. Dashing out from the kitchen, she darted toward the heavy thuds and muted yells suddenly filling our second-floor apartment on Elm Street in the center of New Haven. How is it that so...