I wake to a podcast interview with Samantha Bee, as she calls herself a Battle Ax.
I think that is fitting.
She says (with her sardonic humor),
“I am a Battle Ax. I know how to shake shit off. Been kicked in the crotch too many times to be knocked down.”
She states further that her job is to plant a flag in what is right and then express it with comedy.
My stories are often sad or nostalgic, but I listen to comedy constantly.
My humor is very broad — everyone from Tim Dillon, Katt Williams, Jim Gaffigan, Louis J. Gomez, Ali Wong, Maria Bamford, Dave Chappell, Neil Brennan.
My list of favorite comedians is long, varied and eclectic.
Marc Maron, Joe Rogan and Bill Burr basically keep me informed and sane.
It is rare that I watch TV or take in the news in full. Most all of my news of the world is filtered to me via podcasts and standup specials.
My greatest wish is that I could write comedically.
I think through the hurt and bitterness that I tend to write about, that some humor does come through.
If you can laugh at yourself you are in a manner bulletproof, a battle-ax.
