From the Editor

“A sense of humor is good for you. Have you ever heard of a laughing hyena with heartburn?”—Bob Hope

On a typical weekend morning, I tied up my sneakers, and stepped onto the familiar sidewalk of my walking route. Setting my iPod to shuffle, my feet followed suit, as I rubbed my eyes and trudged along. I soon found myself surrounded by orange cones and policemen navigating traffic as weary-looking faces advanced, paper numbers pinned to their shirt-fronts. I had unknowingly entered myself into a marathon. I couldn’t help but laugh to think that, in my ignorance, my sorry-excuse for exercise had put me in the runnings with genuine athletes. Thank goodness laughter is doing its part to keep me healthy. We’ve hit the pavement running here at skirt! and aredelighted to make our Birmingham debut with this month’s issue. We are looking forward to many laughs and joys ahead!

Cory

cory.bordonaro@skirt.com