Kicking the Bucket

Richard Lewis, truly one of a kind.

Sadly, the comic genius and resulting hilarity of Richard Lewis will no longer be available to lift our spirits, except in reruns of course. Lewis died of a heart attack just days ago at the age of 76, after years of suffering from various health issues. Still he remained active, making us laugh on TV's Curb Your Enthusiasm. Despite his ongoing challenges, a mutual friend who knew him well reported that Lewis was optimistic about life until the end.

It's ironic that Lewis is gone while many infirm and depressing people hang around, doing nothing to lift our spirits at all. For example Joe Biden, 81, who went to the wrong Texas town yesterday and shuffled around with a few border agents for a photo op, mumbling that it was all Trump's fault, still lives and breathes and bums everyone out. He does follow orders, however. Perhaps Obama could put a bucket in front of him and tell him to kick it.