I may have shown today’s video to you before, but it still thrills me to watch it again. This young prodigy is given four random notes, drawn from a hat, and improvises an entire piece in about a minute. Amazing. Can you, as a writer, take four words and improvise a story in one minute? “See the ball bounce.” Now go write something beautiful!

The brilliant Tom Lehrer wrote this song where the lyrics are from the “Elements” in the Periodic Table. Today’s video shows him performing it live in Copenhagen in 1967. Amazing. Be sure to wait to see what he does after the applause! By the way, he was a math professor at MIT, Harvard, Wellesley, and the University of California, Santa Cruz. Read about him on this Wikipedia …

Since there are five “2s” in today’s date (07/22/2022), I thought I’d provide 10 quotes to lighten your day. None are original, so don’t blame me! ____________ When everything’s coming your way, you’re in the wrong lane. It is not my fault that I never learned to accept responsibility! Sometimes I wake up grumpy; other times I let him sleep. Ham and eggs—a day’s work …

Only humans could think of this. In the next 30 seconds, you will start questioning my discernment and wonder why you clicked on today’s Fun Friday. You might laugh, cry, or roll your eyes. But you may watch it again–and question your own discernment. Enjoy. (If you cannot see the embedded video in your newsletter email, please click the headline and go directly to our site to view …