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Happy Birthday Dude

May 17th, 2010 · 6 Comments · Confessions, Humor/Laughter, Inspiration, Soap Box, Suicide Awareness

I sat down to write a “how u doing” type letter to my friend, Jim Thompson aka “James” “Jimbo”, a world class laughter creating machine on what would have been his 40th birthday.   Happy Birthday Dude.

Dude, Duude, DOOD:
How are you? I just wanted you to know I’m thinking about you on this day, May [...]

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The State of Giggle On

February 4th, 2010 · 17 Comments · Confessions, Suicide Awareness

Anybody still out there? Bueller. Bueller. Anyone?
Giggle On Land
As many of you noticed, I’ve been underground for a while. I haven’t had much energy or desire to spend time in Giggle On Land. This is not because I’m depressed or worse, because I’ve stopped laughing.
I am perfectly content at present and thanks to my new [...]

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Bitch Slappin’ My Funny

December 1st, 2009 · 22 Comments · Confessions, Humor/Laughter, Inspiration, Suicide Awareness

Don’t Bitch Slap My Funny
My beloved funny got smacked right out of my pretty head at the end of October. Bitch slapped nonetheless.
I HATE when that happens.
My Giggle said going…Going…G-O-N-E!
Suicide punched me square in the gut, AGAIN, and now I am left pondering the meaning of “Jim Suicide Squared” or should I refer to them [...]

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Another Man Down

October 29th, 2009 · 14 Comments · Suicide Awareness

Late last night I received an email with tragic news about the loss of another friend to suicide.
The news came with a copy of his suicide note, a well written 9 page letter which I am not at liberty to share.
This friend, ironically named “Jim”, was the one who inspired the name “Giggle On”. Not [...]

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Grieve, Give, Giggle

October 7th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Confessions, Giving Back, Inspiration, Suicide Awareness, Yoga

Laughter, an Antidote to Grief
Neil Chethik, editor for the Open to Hope Foundation, posted a question to his contributing writers last week:
“How has giving helped you in grieving?”
My immediate thought was “Great Question” and I set about to write a brief synopsis about grieving, giving and giggling called, Using Laughter and Playfulness as an Antidote [...]

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