It's not easy being a humorist. Some days you wade knee-deep in a flood of ideas, quips and witty repartees. The only problem you have then is deciding which of your comic gems to use and which to save for the drought that you know is coming. And the droughts always come. That's most days. I know I've written some really funny pieces. And I also know that I've written some real clunkers. The way I know that I'm really hitting my comic stride is when I laugh out loud as the words pour from my keyboard (Alas, it's been...