The Lighter Side (May 2023)

Editor’s Note: From the March 2001 Vital Force

1. During the first T’ai Chi Chih (TCC) class, one student introduced herself as Murray. Surprised, I said, “Oh, I was looking for a guy.” She laughed and said, “So was the draft board.”

2. Two days after her teacher’s accreditation, Debbie tells me she’s now hearing Ed tapes in her head. [Ed Altman, teacher trainer] “Have they erased the Sharon tapes?” I ask. “No,” she says, “I’m now hearing in stereo.”

3. One morning during TCC practice, I asked my students if they had any questions. One student looked at me, hesitated for a moment, and then said, “I think I’m doing variations on the variations.”

4. What did the Buddhist monk say to the hot dog vendor? Make me one with everything.