"If you don't have a sense of humour, you probably don't have any sense at all." That old saying is probably more relevant today, because of the anxiety and uncertainties relating to COVID-19 and climate change. Early in my teaching career, I was lucky enough to board with large families, who managed to have a lot of fun, and certainly kept their sense of humour, despite having very little money. One of a number of ways that allows me to keep my sense of humour on "down" days, is to have a swim, reflect on how fortunate I am, and then read the latest Garfield cartoon in the Central Western Daily. In my opinion, a good sense of humour is very precious at all times, and most of us try to keep it in good, working condition. Perhaps the shortest and most direct statement about humour is: "A total absence of humour makes life impossible." (Colette: 1873 - 1954.) Amen to that