"The proverbial class clown"

Humor has been in my blood for as long as I can remember.  As an adoptee, I often wonder, where did this physical trait come from, or where did this artistic interest, or personality trait come from?  After all, I am adopted, so I don't really know any blood rele's well enough to be able to ascertain these things.

But in 04 I learned that about 50% of my heritage is Ukrainian Jew.  I signed a book out from the Children't section entitled "Ukraine"

I learned that comedy is a huge part of being Ukrainian.  In part because of the hard lives of the people.

The display picture on my cell phone is of a group of sunflowers growing through the sidewalk.  Turns out, the sunflower is the national flower!