The only thing that you can get into without a lot of trouble is a lot of trouble.

Meadowlark and I share a common vision of bringing joy and laughter to others.

Anecdote: In a controversial way, Comedian and actor Bill Cosby sought to teach his son the pain of being lied to. Convinced his son had been dishonest regarding an issue, Cosby promised that if he told him the truth, he would not hit him. When his son did confess, Cosby did hit him. Seeing his son's shock and hurt, Cosby said he hoped this lesson had deepened his understanding of the anguish generated by a sense betrayal.

Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it.

Education happens to be something that all people, all cultures, need to embrace. Math, science, the words of the world. To be able to speak and be able to have clarity and to be able to think. Those are the greatest of gifts.

I was'nt always black. there was this freckel that just grew and grew.

The essence of childhood, of course, is play, which my friends and I did endlessly on streets that we reluctantly shared with traffic.