How Jim Carrey Changed My Life

I didn't start out a big fan of Jim Carrey, or his goofy movies. I am probably not familiar with his very very early work, but when movies like Ace Ventura and Cable Guy first appeared, words like sophmoric, offensive and, well, stupid, popped into my head. Bathoom humor and an oddly rubber like face was simply not that appealing to me. Obviously I am much too sophisticated for that particular genre. (is bathroom humor a genre?). And then one rainy afternoon, stuck in the house with three young boys and a remote, I was outvoted and forced to watch an entire Jim Carrey movie. The movie was Dumb and Dumber and I sat there and laughed my head off right along side my boys. Yes, Dumb and Dumber is full of sophmoric, offensive and, well, stupid pranks. All that stuff that boys are born to love. It is simply embedded in their DNA. And while it is not a natural part of my DNA, spending time laughing with my children is. We haven't missed a Jim Carrey movie in fourteen years. And even now, when the boys are gone and I'm stuck at home on a rainy day with the remote, I keep flipping channels until I find a Jim Carrey classic. Maybe I'm not as sophisticated as I thought. Visit my website for a special martini recipe and add LiarLair to your Netflix que.