People Are Funny...

Today googling for a pic, I typed in the word "funny" and had a barrage of cat pics. For some reason the world has a love of cats and finds them all humorous. Perhaps it is because of their stand off-ish ways, or the fact that they are forever finding themselves in situations because of their curiosity. However you view cats, or dogs, or people, they all are funny in their own way.

All of us have our own internal sense of self and genetic makeup that is our own. We all experience and view things in our own individual ways and sometimes it is hard to see something from someone else's perspective.

Some people, I just do not "get" though, and find myself often scratching my head and wondering just were they thinking or do they think at all. Or is it just me, and I am too set in my ways and views that I can't see things differently.

But despite all of that, I think everyone is funny. Everyone has the ability to tickle my funny bone without them even knowing it. I admit I find humor in the most strangest of places, and that is a good thing. If I failed to see the humor in a situation, another emotion would most likely take it's place. I remember my mom had a particular phrase she said a lot and it was, "if you don't laugh, you will cry". I understand that more with the passing of time, but when a small child, I thought it was an odd thing to say.

Today as the sprinkler was going on the garden, my next door neighbor drove by. It wouldn't seem like much of anything to most people, but to me it was funny. It was funny because yesterday morning when I was out taking pics for my blog, he drove past then too. He and his wife drive by constantly. They aren't going any where particular. They drive by out of curiosity and at times it is annoying but mostly I think it's funny.

The neighbor who came over to help me with the cat's transport to the vet is having some rough times lately. I feel for him. I really do. He is retired and his days are busy taken up with the women in his life. He has been separated from his wife for over 30 years, never bothering to divorce. Her health is failing and she is on oxygen from years of smoking. He spends every evening at her house for dinner, checking up on her and making sure all is okay. Since December of last year, he has been spending time with an ex-girlfriend who has cancer. Quite a serious situation. I will be the first to mention that there is nothing funny about cancer.

The last woman in his life, is not technically a woman, but she is a bitch. She is his dog. His greatest fears and worries seem to be about his dog that is aging and slowing down. If all three of those females were to pass away on the same day. The most tears would be shed for the dog. Well, she is a nice dog. Some would find that sad. Some would roll their eyes. Some would find that funny.

People laugh at all kinds of things. Some of it inappropriate. Some of it, nervously unintentional. Humor disperses it's self in all shapes and guises. Some people seem to have no sense of humor, and there are others that see everything as a joke.

I try to put myself somewhere in the middle, but most days I lean a bit more to the latter side. I don't think I can be any different. I know I can be too much for some with my crazy ways and constant silliness. It just rubs some people the wrong way, and other times it attracts people too.

I have thought a lot about my mom's phrase of "if you don't laugh, you will cry" and I think it applies to more people than I realize. Maybe even to myself too. It's just part of maturing and growing up. I will continue to inwardly grin to myself though when I see the neighbor drive by. In fact, I feel like going out and doing something...just anything, so I can hear their engine start up and begin it's slow stroll around the block. I am just funny that way..