When I was younger, my writing was serious. Younger as in weeks ago. I've been trying so hard to figure out this thing called life because, you know, an unexamined life is blah blah blah.

Alan Watts gives a moving speech on treating work as play. Alan Watts audio courtesy of: http://www.alanwatts.org/ Edited By Tragedy & Hope Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TragedyandHopeChannel Website: http://www.tragedyandhopechannel.com/

But pushing too hard hurts. And in the process, you could miss something extremely entertaining. Philosopher Alan Watts had this to say - "Don't make a distinction between work and play. Regard everything you're doing as play and don't imagine for one minute that you have to be serious about it."

But he might have drank himself to death, so...

Let's just have fun here, shall we?

Kurt Braunohler on Transforming Expectations

April Fools continues! Comedian Kurt Braunohler thinks life can suck so hard that we need to find ways to make it more absurd, unpredictable, and hilarious. He does it in the sneakiest of ways.

EPISODE 1 is Stand-up comic, improviser, host of BUNK on IFC - Kurt Braunohler shares his subtle (and hilarious) ways of making the world a better place. I plan to release a new episode every Monday, and I can tell you there are some great ones coming. Thank you for watching.

Little Esther & Angela Trimbur Discuss Spanking

Cocktales with Little Esther is a sex-positive talk-show with female comedians. If you couldn't guess by the name, it's probably NSFW. And funny. Can you be this honest?

Little Esther sits down with Angela Trimbur for a fun and silly chat about our often awkward relationship with sex.

Inventing Weapons for Adults and Kids Alike

Remember the childhood hours of fun spent blasting your friends with neon-tinged water cannons? You can thank a NASA scientist for that. In 1982, Lonnie Johnson designed the Super Soaker. But that wasn't Johnson's only invention. The award-winning scientist came up with everything from the Nerf gun to a thermoelectric energy converter, and now he's got even bigger aims. Lonnie Johnson: We salute you.

Sometimes setting aside the heavy stuff leaves room for water gun fights. Working on top-secret government projects, serial inventor Lonnie Johnson accidentally transformed the summers of 90's kids. Also, check out these kid gangsters from the 1991 Super Soaker commercial.

The Onion on Problem-Solving

In it's infinite brilliance, The Onion offers a quick solution to most of life's problems: stop and think. What are you rushing to fix?

Until next time...
I explode into space.

-Dan