Good Stuff

29 October 2000

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Lessons in The Human Animal PART 2:

the good guys

Okay, so there is the old Winston Churchill line, that, paraphrased, states that :"Any idiot can see what's wrong, only a truly intelligent person can focus on what is right." Well, as in many rants found on the net, my work is just as blatant about the screwed up things in life and spends far less time focusing on the good stuff. There is some, you know.

Maybe they disguise themselves in chocolate. But, there are some genuinely good folks out there as well. Last time, I focused on two of the types of human animal that gnaw at my existence like a rat to peanut butter. There are two types of people, at least, that make life a very cool thing. These are the You-Firsts, and the Chuckleheads.

The You-Firsts are the folks at the grocery store who have an entire cart of baby food and breakfast cereal, see you with a tube of toothpaste and say, "Hey, you first." When you are driving in traffic, have to make a left hand turn, the You-First will stop all traffic behind him just to let you go, because he sees the light ahead of him is turning red.

A You-First will let you have the last homemade chocolate chip cookie. A You-First will remember your birthday before you do. If you have to go to the ladies room like there's no tomorrow, the You First will not only let you go ahead, but will make sure you have Toilet Paper.

Now, a You-First isn't always some insane weenie who has some sort of plan to guilt trip anyone. (Although, that is certainly some sort of motivation for some...) There are some pretty amazing You-Firsts out there, who are actually, You-First-Have-To's.

Rosa Parks, an amazing woman, is You-First-Have-To. (Read Her books, and get a better idea than what you know from the history books.) Jimmy Carter is still doing Habitat for Humanity.... he's one. Stephen Hawking...how many men do you know with nearly no physical ability can twist the necks of the most educated scientests towards his direction? Every one who has every given birth....anyone who has ever completed high school...anyone who has ever shown concern for anyone else, and not sought rewards for doing so? These are all You-First-Have-To folks. I hope you're one. Hell, I hope I'm one. (Not about giving birth, though, that's all yours.)

Chuckleheads are the folks who make my life a really cool thing. These are the folks who will laugh. Bette Midler--she is most definitely a Chucklehead. About 99.94% of all of the folks who have written to me regarding the pages are Chuckleheads. For some reason, the other .06% think I'm some sort of sex addict who is out to corrupt the planet. Actually, I'm a humor addict who is out to corrupt the .06%.

A Chucklehead will be the one person who will sit and listen to you ramble for a half an hour regarding no apparent subject, and laugh at every correct moment.

A Chucklehead is the little boy who is trying to train his cat to sit on the front porch of his house. Anytime one of the completely unplanned comic moments of life happens...it is the direct result of an action performed by a Chucklehead. Chuckleheads are often even our household buddies, with fur and tails.

My cat runs around the house every time she is especially proud of her litterbox achievement. My husband and I have dubbed this the "I'm-so-happy-I-just-shit" dance. There was a horse I was expecially fond of, ( no cracks about my dating life...), during my life in New Hampshire, which would seek out people under the age of 10, and step on their feet. He was a Chucklehead.

SO next time someone is pissing you off, try to be a Chucklehead, or even a You-First. Staying pissed off just makes dinner hard to digest, but confusing the person pissing you off is a great way to scare the hell out of someone.

©2007 Cathe Jones