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April 1, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

What’s the one thing guaranteed to make you laugh?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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There are lots of things that make me happy. My husband’s smile. Birds twittering in the tree at the front of the house. A creek gurgling away as the spring waters flow downstream. None of those things make me laugh.<\/p>\n

How about today’s comedians? I’ve seen snippets of a few on TV.  I’ve enjoyed Jeff Dunham and his ‘Achmed the Dead Terrorist’, and he usually can make me laugh, but not always. And I can’t think of another of today’s comedians that can consistently make me laugh.<\/p>\n

How about the antics of Harmony Duprie, the main character in my mysteries.? While I admit I sometimes smile as I’m getting her into trouble, and I hope my readers chuckle, I doubt she draws any full-out laughs. And that’s okay. that’s not my intention.<\/p>\n

So what is guaranteed to make me laugh? <\/p>\n

Simple. A baby’s laughter. I think it’s the most joyous sound in the world.  Who can resist laughing in response?<\/p>\n

There are lots of babies laughing on the internet, but here’s one I hadn’t seen before today: (I love the father’s response, too.) Please forgive the ads.<\/p>\n

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