I\u2019m 13.2% clown. I just made that up. Clowns seem to do that\u2014not use percentages, but rather make things up. I\u2019ve learned the hard way not to clown on the job, even slightly. But it\u2019s sorta-kinda true that I have a fondness for the wacky, and Allee and I clown around in our marriage, in the privacy of our home, in a low grade way, two sillies on the path, pretending we don\u2019t know any better. In truth, sometimes we don\u2019t! We joke about our inability to cope rather than get all apologetic or defensive about it.<\/p>\n
In some ways I must admit we\u2019re clever as all get-out. Allee\u2019s very bright and finally I\u2019m admitting to myself that I\u2019m pretty smart in some ways. <\/p>\n
Anyway, the 13.2% clown is because we don\u2019t really try to be, certainly not to entertain others. Oh, occasionally I\u2019ll tell a joke. But I\u2019ve discovered that most people don\u2019t know what to make of my jokes. I\u2019ve finally caught on, but let\u2019s just say that my attempts at humor, at lightening things up, were frequently misunder-stood.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s one of the small tragedies or faults in my life: I clowned around for people who were not ready to recognize a joke. It got me into big trouble repeatedly in different ways until finally I learned my lesson. \u201cWe grow too soon old and too late smart\u201d—it\u2019s a German saying I learned in college and finally began to appreciate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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