Jim Riva was the class clown in his boyhood days. He became a serious student of philosophy at the undergraduate and graduate levels before coming to the philosophical conclusion that the best outlook on life is to take humor seriously.
An off-the-beaten-track world traveler who spent the better part of fourteen years in Japan, Jim has written ten books that fall into the Humor category and more than forty audio sketches based on his his character the Champion of Reason.