Tribute to the Golden Girls

Our sense of humor is often drawn to a particular type of humor...Verbal, Physical or Visual.
Verbal humor is often connected to current issues of the day, although some are timeless.  The Golden Girls show was mostly based on verbal humor and with the passing of Rue McClanahan, it is wonderful time to remember just how well all the women on The Golden Girls worked their magic.

 So here's to verbal humor and laughter as Friday slips into the weekend:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqAJIvbnkZg&feature=related

Horoscope for June

If you have a birthday in June, well good for you.  You are either a Gemini or Gemi or a Cancer or crab.  Tf you are having a birthday in June you will be overjoyed to know that your moon is rising in your house...so put the breakables away.  Also it is possible that your 4th house is considering moving.  Such is the way of the stars.

Right now if you are considering a job change, there are opportunties on your horizon.  Looks like some of the hottest jobs are:  Clown, Cow Bell Ringer, and trying out for the new hit show, Dancing with the Losers (it is really kind of pathetic but it's a job).

Also there are stars jumping all through your sign this month so it is a great time to think about getting some kind of animal.  Looks like a goat or small rodent or a Unicorn would be your best bet.  Animals, you know can be great companions and sometimes can be your best friend, especially if you don't have a best friend.

June birthday folks, this is a month to celebrate the development of the toothpick.   Yes, some guy in the stone age ate a lot of meat (origin unknown) and then spent 5 months making a small tree limb tiny enough to pick his teeth.  What a guy and what an invention.

Happy Juners!

Humor and Animals

Yesterday a four year old and a 1 1/2 year old were at my house and I watched them play and LAUGH.    They ran and jumped and were delighted by the most mundane and everyday things.  Played hide and seek and had a great time.

They are a reminder that there is joy and laughter in many places if you are open to the experience.

Animals do the same thing.  Animals bring us joy and laughter and so today in an effort to promote NFAL I present this YouTube video which is circulating and shows that dogs truly are very patient with humans:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaAVZ2yXDBo

Church Bulletins and Humor

Most churches don't mean to make their weekly bulletins funny, but often they are. Not sure who proofreads them, but whoever does either has a great sense of humor or poor proofing skills.  Here are couple of them for your reading and laughing pleasure:

At the evening service tonight, the sermon topic will be "What is Hell?"  Come early and listen to our choir practice.


The Lutheran men's group will meet at 6pm.  Steak, mashed potatoes, green beans, bread and dessert will be served for a nominal feel.

Humor and relationships

I don't know what is happening in the Universe but lately there have been a rash of relationship break-ups--not just Sandra Bullock and Jesse James, but people I know and love. Can there be laughter among the sadness and tears associated with dissolving relationships? Well I received something today from a friend that is all about relationships and funny.

Check it out:   http://mingle2.com/dating/phases

Quote of the Hour

You don't stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing.
Michael Pritchard

Laughter Count is UP!

I did a presentation yesterday on NFAL and my laughter count went way up! I even had several participants say they wanted to count the number of times they laugh each day. So far my best day (yesterday) was about 20. I am getting into shape.

Laughter, according to Dr. Sethi of the U of A does the following:

It dissolves distressing emotions, if only momentarily

It relaxes, recharges and energizes

It shifts perspectives--enabling you to see things from another viewpoint making things less threatening
Check this out for the laugh of the day

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wp3m1vg06Q

Quote of the Moment

“I sometimes lie awake at night trying to think of something funny that Richard Nixon said”

-Lyn Nofziger –Nixon Aide

The challenge of laughing

Didn't write for a few days, but have been keeping track of my laughing...averaging 4 or 5 times a day!  I make others laugh and I smile a lot but I had no idea I laughed so rarely. 

I thought more about and what/who influenced my sense of humor.  My parents laughed at Bob Hope and Lucille Ball and liked "clean humor".  Of course, they were good Midwest folks and didn't like profanity and jokes that were directly sexual.  Indirect stuff was okay.

Until I started doing this blog (while working on a presentation about humor for my work) I never really thought about how I got a sense of humor or how my humor was influenced by my environment.

Today I want to share an Ellen moment to support your laughter:  http://www.youtube.com/user/theellendegeneressho?blend=1&ob=4#p/u/65/tPIOzyHRyeU


More later...

Quote of the Day

I also read that we are not born with a sense of humor--we develop one.  That's why I want to share a quote every day that reflects my sense of humor.

"I've been in the Bible every day since I've been the president." --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Nov. 12, 2008

Now that guy made me laugh...he also made me want to relocate to another country. 

NFAL - Nurturing Fun And Laughter

I read that children laugh 300 to 400 times a day and that adults laugh about 12 to 15 times a day!  Is that right? I am going to start keeping track of my own daily laughter and see just how often I do laugh every day. 

I will let you know how it goes...so far I have laughed 4 times today and I feel there is more coming.  I may even set laughter goals every day, but right now I am going to count my laughs everyday for a week to get a baseline just to see how I am doing.

Wish me luck...it's not always fun out there.