IT'S ALSO A TASTY SNACK FILLED WITH LOTS PROTEIN.

THEN THERE'S MY FAMILY: ALL SHAPES, SIZES, COLORS AND CULTURES. WHOEVER SAID "VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE" WAS ON POINT. FROM NATIVE AMERICAN TO JAPANESE, FROM SPANISH TO UGANDAN, FROM FRENCH TO DUTCH, FROM ITALIAN TO CAJUN, WE ALL LIVE, LOVE AND LAUGH OUT LOUD IN THE SAME LANGUAGE!

FOR THE MOST PART, A COMEDIC FLARE MUST BE IN OUR DNA. COME WHAT MAY, SOMEBODY'S GOT A JOKE AND A SMILE, USUALLY ME OR MY PARENTS.

BOTH GRANDPAS WERE HILARIOUS, MAY THEY REST IN PEACE. I TELL YOU THIS, THERE'S NOTHING LIKE A GOOD OLD-FASHION PRANK OR DARE TO STIR THINGS UP. THANK GOODNESS FOR LAUGHTER, BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT'S ALL YOU'VE GOT NEXT TO TEARS... A VERY THIN LINE.

MAMA IS AN EVANGELIST, LICENSED AND ORDAINED MINISTER, BUT SHE IS ALSO THE FOUNDER OF "SAFE HAVEN" CHARITY: SHELTER & MINISTRY. EVEN THOUGH SHE IS VERY COMMITTED TO A CORRESPONDING LIFESTYLE, SHE IS SO HUMOROUS. SOMETIMES IT'S DIFFICULT TO TELL IF I GOT MY FUNNY BONE FROM HER OR MY FATHER.  {HONESTLY, I DIDN'T WANT TO BE LIKE MOM GROWING UP, BUT EVERYONE AGREES THAT I'M MOST LIKE HER TODAY, AND WITHOUT REGRET}

POP IS POP. HE'S A HELL-RAISER ONE MOMENT IF HE CAN'T "FIX IT OR SOLVE IT" AND THEN THE NEXT RICHARD PRYOR. NO KIDDING! THOUGH I'VE NEVER KNOWN HIM TO GIVE UP IF THINGS DIDN'T WORK AFTER THE FIRST FEW ROUNDS. EVENTUALLY, POP FIXES EVERYTHING!  {ARCHITECT/CONTRACTOR & PIANIST}

MY OLDER BROTHER {ONLY BROTHER- COMPOSER/KEYBOARD} AND I CLOWN AROUND SO SIMILARLY THAT WE'VE BEEN MISTAKEN FOR TWINS, BUT THAT'S A REFLECTION OF HOW COMICAL OTHERS ARE. "RUDY" {PET NAME} HAS THE BODY OF A LINEBACKER, ONCE TIGHT END & FREE-SAFETY. HE'S 6' 4" AND APPROXIMATELY 250 LBS - AND DID I MENTION, THREE SHADES DEEPER THAN ME... BUT WE'RE TWINS?! I GET IT. WE BOTH GET IT!

THERE WERE TIMES WHEN WE WERE ON DIFFERENT COASTS AND STILL MANAGED TO BUY THE SAME HALLMARK CARDS FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS. THEN THERE WAS THE COO DE GRA WHEN "FACE OFF" DÉBUTED AND WE WERE IN THE SAME THEATER AT THE SAME TIME AND DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL LATER THAT NIGHT, ALMOST QUOTING EACH OTHER CRITIQUING THE FILM TO MOM.... YEAH, WE'RE TWINS A*K*A KINDRED SPIRITS!

MY SISTERS HAVE THIS THING ABOUT ME BEING THE YOUNGEST OF THE BUNCH. THEY STILL CALL ME BABY THIS- BABY THAT. WE ALWAYS HAVE A BLAST COOKING UP ONE DELICIOUS CUISINE OR ANOTHER, RECALLING OUR FUNNIEST MOMENTS. {EVEN FAMOUS LINE DIALOGUES}

NOTHING TOPS GREAT GRANDMA DOLLY'S HOMEMADE CANDY RECIPE THAT SHE PASSED ON TO MY OLDEST SIS. BUT THAT'S ANOTHER STORY ENTIRELY.

WE ARE ALL DELECTABLY UNIQUE & THERE YOU HAVE IT!

Psalm 139:14 (NIV)