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Whistle While You Work

The idea of using humor to enhance business to increase creativity, improve relationships, minimize stress and develop client attractability is not a new one. It’s been around for over fifteen years. The recent North America humor movement really began in 1979 when Norman Cousins published Anatomy of an Illness: As Perceived by the Patient. Cousins, after being diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis, a serious collagen illness, decided that if discomforting emotions could create illness that t. . .

The Bare truth About My Butt Quiz

Forget about the SAT, never mind the FCAT, and remove forever from you mind any thoughts about the ACT. All these test pale in comparision to the examination that I just failed. Failing those test may have minor repurcussions like never making it into college and therefore being forced to work at fast food resturants well into you 40's. That's nothing. I just flunked a quiz that could scar me for life.This morning I was doing my usual morning ritual of checking my email and all my affiliate p. . .

Chocolate and Laughs - The Sure-Fire Remedy for Anything Life Throws at You

Chocolate is Worth Crowing and Laughing AboutChocolate kindles passion and emotion as few things can. It makes us happy and feeds the soul. Besides eating it (over 51 pounds per person per year), people delight in talking about it and making jokes about it. Everything about chocolate makes us feel good. I'm a true believer. I'm so passionate about chocolate that I created 300 different chocolate products and 26 different fudges when I owned the Chocolate Factory in Branson, Missouri. I've e. . .

Laughter and Health!

We've long known that the ability to laugh is helpful to those coping with major illness and the stress of life's problems. But researchers are now saying laughter can do a lot more -- it can basically bring balance to all the components of the immune system, which helps us fight off diseases.As we mentioned earlier, laughter reduces levels of certain stress hormones. In doing this, laughter provides a safety valve that shuts off the flow of stress hormones and the fight-or-flight compounds t. . .

Stop Needling Me!

Sometimes it's possible to accomplish something important by doing nothing at all. Well, actually, I did do something. I resisted. I think that counts. Here's my story.Many of my friends have been getting pierced and tattooed for years. It's huge. Every neighborhood has at least one bodypiercing/bodyart place. Seems like they outnumber taverns these days. Naturally, they want me in on it."C'mon Mike," they say. "It's fun! It's addictive! What? Are you afraid of needles? The pain feels good! A. . .

Timothy Ward IS Hotter Than You

Inspiration for the articles I write does not always come instantly. That's why I spend hours upon hours each day surfing the internet and visiting various websites. This may sound like time wasted or goofing off but I assure you that I am working. While some writers find that long walks or exercise help them to invoke the muse, I've found that cruising along through cyberspace with no particular place to go helps to stimulate that corner of my brain that holds great ideas. Sometimes when I n. . .

A French Teacher's Memories: First Day At School

Anyone know how it is to go to school for the first time. Teachers live through this experience twice; and the second time is not the less impressive.Despite my diplomas that allowed me to teach in state secondary schools and my requests, I had been appointed to teach to a sixth-grade class. At least, I almost worked in my backyard. The morning classes went smoothly. I knew that my pupils were experiencing many new situations. In primary school, they were all day long in the same classroom wi. . .

Fashion and the Fisherman.

The one thing I have always enjoyed about fishing is that you rarely see anyone wearing a tie.I suppose there is the occasional urban lunchtime warrior who might race from his cubicle to the Hudson river to get a few casts in for some glow-in-the-dark fish, but ties are certainly not the norm when it comes to suiting up for a days fishing on the river.When it comes to high fashion in the fishing world, a button up fast drying high tech shirt is about as close to fashionable as it gets.Unless. . .

Songwriter Confessions #2

Any real Beatle fan knows that Stu Sutcliffe was the original bass player,who died of a brain embolism before the Beatles became famous. But what if it hadn’t been Stu with the deadly weakness, but rather…?There is very little time left now. The meeting will take place in a matter of hours: an event so significant for future generations that nothing can be allowed to change it in any way. I have found the boy: a cheerful soul with wide eyes that question the world with amusement. He does not . . .

Top 10 Dumbest Things Pro Athletes Do

There seems to be an endless stream of idiotic things professional athletes do. I guess if you put a bunch of young men together, give them a boat-load of money and lots of free time, what can you expect? When beautiful women, the media and the luxuries of life are thrown at them, their cockiness and stupidity are only amplified. Here are my top ten, but of course there are lots more. However, we must always remember, they are only human too. 1. Me Make Good Play!Ever see NFL players beat the. . .

A Real Clown or Not? how to tell if you're a real clown, as told by a real clown

What do you do when some darling child says, "You're not a real clown!" I recently had this happen when my alter ego, Raynbow D. Clown, was entertaining children at a wedding reception. At the very beginning, a child yelled out, "You're not a real clown, 'cuz I can see your skin!" I had made a mistake applying my makeup, and had left a large patch of skin visible on my neck -- what to do now? I smiled at the youngster, made a childish face and said, "Oh yeah? Well, you're not a real kid! (pau. . .

Magic Tricks and Kids, What a Combination!

Magic Tricks and KidsPerforming magic tricks for people is always fun. I canhonestly say I will never get bored or tired of doing magictricks for people as long as I live. There is something aboutgetting that reaction of disbelief from people. Having thatsatisfaction just for a moment that what your spectators justwitnessed you do, may have indeed been real magic. To be ableto put doubt in their head, even know they know it really isjust a “trick”, they some how start to question themselv. . .

25 Reasons You Might Need to Wear a Welding Helmet

A welding helmet is a safety device worn for protection while one is welding; however, there are definitely many other uses for a welding helmet. A welding helmet is a very practical that should be found in every home. Here are just a few ways you might find yourself in need of a welding helmet:1. You can’t find your bike helmet.2. You lost your Darth Vader mask on the opening day of a Star Wars movie. A welding helmet is a good substitute; however, you will have to mimic the Darth Vader brea. . .

Too Many Cats?

By Kathie FreemanCats are becoming increasingly popular as pets these days, and a big question is, how many cats should a family have? For some people, one is more than enough, others have half a dozen or more. Here are some sure- fire ways to know when you've reached your limit. You know you have too many cats when: Your annual cat food bill is more than the combined Gross National Product of Liechtenstein, Andorra, and San Marino. Your last three cats are named Puss, Kitty-cat, and Hey You.. . .

The Lighter Side of Spam

Every morning when sit down at the ole computer and go to check my email I know two things will happen. (1) I won't have received any new sign-ups in any of the hundreds of affiliate programs that 'guaranteed' me a massive downline and (2) I will have at least 30 emails that are unsolicited or SPAM. As an experienced 'Interneter' (definition: One who spends way too much time on the internet) I know that the lack of sign-ups may change. One morning I may awaken to 30 new affiliates in each of . . .

Magic, Clown Magic, and Magic in Clowning - What's the Difference?

In this article, I'd like to make a few short comments about the performance of magic in clowning — where it's appropriate, and where it's not. For instance, it would be out of character for a bumbling clown to suddenly put on a serious demeanor, and with the aid of a beautiful assistant, saw a woman in half, or levitate her, or cause her to mysteriously vanish & reappear. Any of these would be totally out of character for virtually any clown.However, it would be perfectly in character for a . . .

I, Fanboy. Are You?

You may be a fanboy and not know it. I'm here to clarify that. There are many ways in which fans of geek culture are coming out of the closet – proud of who they are, striking dramatic poses while brandishing homemade superhero costumes…right guys? Are you with me here? Anyone?Fanboy – n. (fan-boy) A person, male or female, who is a passionate fan of various elements of geek culture (e.g. sci-fi, comics, Star Wars, video games, anime, hobbits, Dungeons and Dragons, etc.), but who lets his pas. . .

The Finer Points of Poverty

I'm poor. And I'm not ashamed of it. Actually, I'm kind of proud of myself for being poor. It's an accomplishment that many people will never attain. Some people will go through their whole life and never know what it's like to experience some of the finer points of poverty like eating ramon noodles for breakfast, lunch, and dinner 5 days a week. My heart goes out to these types of people. The Fortunate Ones. People who've always had electricity, nice cars, and proper clothing.I wasn't always. . .

The Daily Show is a Must See on Comedy Central

Doesn’t it seem that today there is nothing but bleak reports to hear on the news? Watching the news can give you a feeling that the world is coming to an end. Hope can be found on Comedy Central by means of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Comedy Central features stand-up comedians, shows, and movies that are all meant to make you laugh until you can’t breathe. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart is one of Comedy Central’s original programs and, in my opinion, a must-see show. The program offers. . .

A little history on the Comic Strip.

Elements of the comic strip form can be found in antiquity, where Vergil in the Aeneid describes a tapestry that retraces the events of the Trojan War. The Bayeux tapestry, from the Middle Ages, retraces the hostilities leading to the Battle of Hastings. Narrative strips, usually in the form of woodcuts, became a popular medium for the expression of religious and political ideas during the Reformation. Although these were not representative of today's comic strip, they did tell a story in a . . .

My Pride of Barbados

(To my future wife)Flowers. Only God knows how the world would have been without them. Perhaps colorless. Therefore the Great Artist seeing how unbeautiful the earth would have looked like in the absence of these plants, decided to add them as a finishing stroke in his canvas. So God said: "Let there be flowers." And there were flowers. And God looked and saw that they were very good.Very good? Very good! Because flowers are beautiful things, they have delighted all creation. Birds and insect. . .

The Toilet Seat

Very early on in life I gained a healthy respect for an extremely simple yet ‘sofa’ comfortable piece of plastic mould, a feature that is found in most houses, public places, restaurants and in trains, planes and larger sized all-in-one camper vans! It was the toilet seat.In times gone by (during the darker years) there were no toilet seats and people had to either suffer soil rash or chill waves from the iced up ceramic pot! Then a new day dawned and life improved immeasurably, first of wood. . .

Songwriter Confessions #1

Looking up this week from getting a reggae backing to sound like St Ann rather than St Felicity, I spotted the small dark mist in the usual corner behind the left monitor speaker. I have sometimes believed absolutely that this is my best muse, back from a pizza run to the outer starbelt. Or maybe just the golden ring around Uranus. Anyhoo...It seems to bring inspiration in a dark way: more Keith Richards than Cliff Richard, and I feel the urge to write something that involves leather, whips a. . .

Wanted: Treadmill for an Elephant

Maggie, the 22 year-old African elephant, has been a resident of the Alaska Zoo since 1983. The Zoo recently decided that Maggie needs nicer quarters, more attention, and a treadmill. She weighs 9,100 pounds and does not get enough exercise, especially during the long Alaskan winter months.Alaska Zoo officials debated this past year about whether to keep Maggie. She has been the only elephant in the zoo since 1997 when her companion of 14 years, Annabelle, died. Some experts believe that . . .

I Drank Tea in December

The two writers laughed aloud as I ended the story. Not that it was the kind of thing that one likes to hear in the morning. Some would quickly go on their knees and pray that the “cup” passes next door. But pray as they might, it is a “cup” that we all must drink from.By cup, I am not referring to the cups of tea in our hands that we now resumed to enjoy after telling them the story. DD Phil, the romance writer who the ladies like to call Filemon, with a stress on the last syllable, was look. . .

Dream Yourself to Your Ideal Weight

Young children are full of dreams of what they will do, be, see when they grow up. As adults most of us have given up the habit of having big dreams. Or if we do, never following through with them. Why do so many people let their dreams die unlived?One reason is the negative cynical attitudes of other people. These people are not enemies they are friends, even family members. If our friends are negative towards our dreams or aspirations –our friends can kill our dreams.A person gets excited a. . .