Inspiration comes in many, many different forms. One of the people who has always been most inspiring to me on rainy days is Dave Barry. So I'm sharing some of the profound statements that inspired me today.

"Although golf was originally restricted to wealthy, overweight Protestants, today it's open to anybody who owns hideous clothing."

"Dogs feel very strongly that they should always go with you in the car, in case the need should arise for them to bark violently at nothing right in your ear."

"Eating rice cakes is like chewing on a foam coffee cup, only less filling."

"Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep."

"It always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent."

"Life is anything that dies when you stomp on it."

"Magnetism, as you recall from physics class, is a powerful force that causes certain items to be attracted to refrigerators."

"My problem with chess was that all my pieces wanted to end the game as soon as possible."

"Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face."

"The leading cause of death among fashion models is falling through street grates."

"The simple truth is that balding African-American men look cool when they shave their heads, whereas balding white men look like giant thumbs."

"The word user is the word used by the computer professional when they mean idiot."

"We'll try to cooperate fully with the IRS, because, as citizens, we feel a strong patriotic duty not to go to jail."