Letterman had pseudo-psychiatrist Dr. Phil on his show last night, and the world is better for it. It has been a long time since I laughed that hard. Letterman has lampooned Dr. Phil's television show virtually every night for the last six months in his "Words from Dr. Phil" show, giving little snippets taken completely out of context, in which he generally makes Dr. Phil look like an idiotic country bumpkin.

I admire Dr. Phil for having the gumption to appear on the show after all of that abuse, but he proved that he can dish it out as well as he can take it. Letterman tried to get him to admit that most of the people on his show are just bozos who need little more than a swift kick in the pants, but Dr. Phil had a good answer for every barb. I enjoyed it.

Two men who know how to laugh at themselves: it was glorious.

Interestingly, part of Dr. Phil's advice mirrors one of my own little nuggets of philosophy: You only get one trip through life. If you aren't having a good time, you ought to go do something else.