It is September 2, 2010.  Nothing funny happened today.

We are shocked by the lack of humor brought forth by the world and somehow, as foolish as it may be, we can’t help but feel partly responsible.  Nothing funny happened today.

Today, this is the funniest image available on the internet.

Our memories are flush with sadness.  Recollections of skiing squirrels and grandmother farts are too distant to draw a smile.  Nothing funny happened today.

No monument of hilarity exists from the historical importance of the date.  Alas, Beverly Hills 90210 (9/02/10) Day only reminds us that the program has been resurrected by the CW like a vicious, undying plague.  Nothing funny happened today.

Mel Gibson and Lindsay Lohan have formed at pact in which they will not speak, think, or publicly destroy their lives for our amusement.  Nothing funny happened today.

The only television programs to watch- seemingly on every channel- were created by Tyler Perry.  Nothing funny happened today.

I read an “editorial” on Glenn Beck’s new website and cracked an ever-so-faint smile, but my reasons were not outwardly ironic.  Nothing funny happened today.

We hope and pray that tomorrow delivers us crotch shots, public announcements from Sarah Palin, the release of a new Twilight trailer, and all the things in this world that put a chuckle in our heart.  But nothing funny happened today.

My name is t.j. and today I am a living sad clown portrait.