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We all need some applause

A comedienne that has become one of my fast favorites is Kathleen Madigan .   I laugh out loud as she retells hilarious stories about her family. She also has a quick wit about her that she is able to summarize events and glean either the sheer absurdity or simple genius. One example is in her stand up routine, she relates a news story about Mike Tyson.  Apparently, he paid someone nicknamed Crocodile to be a personal motivator .  In her routine, Ms Madigan jokes she would love to have someone named “Alligator” tell her after her show she was a very funny lady. I started to think it would be nice to have a personal cheerleader, someone who would lift our spirits when we had a bad day. It also reminded me of an episode of Designing Women when someone invented a standing ovation box. Funny enough, life has imitated art, because now there actually is a box of applause .   With the New Year, resolutions and changes are customary. Wouldn't it be great if fo...