But I Digress by Joe Lavin (Paperback)

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And you thought reading humor columns was just silly fun. Reading "but i digress...," Joe Lavin's collection of humor columns, can actually change your life. Where else can you get step-by-step practical advice on how to write a "...For Dummies' book? ("In order to make your reader feel better, try to make fun of smart people. Remember, smart people suck.") Lavin also teaches you to stifle the inner pack rat by moving as much as possible and storing your most useless junk at your parents' house. (Note to self: Make sure my parents don't read this book.) This book also gives Lavin an opportunity for public service work. I'm sure many of you sports fans missed the interview with actress Jennifer Love Hewitt on the 300-hour long Fox NFL Sunday Tostitos Budweiser Prudential Super Bowl Pre-Game Show. Lavin reprints it here, just for you. ("Jennifer, who do you think will win the Super Bowl?" "Um, I really like the Yankees.") "but i digress..." takes on any topic, from trying to move a television across the country to an in-depth review of the Anna Nicole Smith biography Lavin skimmed through while the bookstore was closing. In fact, the funniest columns are the ones about the minor annoyances in life. Lavin finds humor columns in all the little glitches, surprises, and setbacks. He's even spent his time and energy reviewing a web site for people born with the shame and horror of....red hair. As a fellow redhead, I owe my life to Mr. Lavin for his courageous investigative reporting. He'd have written more about it, but he couldn't bring himself to part with the twenty-dollar membership fee. If you aren't familiar with Joe Lavin's work, it's time to get acquainted with the humorist whose web site is visited weekly by over 5,000 fans. "but i digress..." is a great introduction.