Johanna channeling Aretha Franklin!

Victor Borge

Here's another funny bit by Victor Borge...

Victor Borge Educating Greg on Phonetic Punctuation!

We could all use some levity these days, so here's someone you'll love to watch and follow...Victor Borge!

The EPA Says Radiation Isn't So Bad

Stephen also mentions donations in support of the Carolinas from Hurricane Florence.  

100% of the Late Show's proceeds go to: Foundation for the Carolinas, One SC Relief Fund, North Carolina Disaster Relief Fund, and World Central Kitchen.

Go to colbertlateshow.com/book.  It's become the #1 Bestseller on Amazon!  Awesome :)

Maira Kalman and the 'Pursuit of Happiness'

Woman with Face Net, 2000

I found Maira Kalman years ago when my stepmom sent me Maira's 'Pursuit of Happiness' blog, http://kalman.blogs.nytimes.com/.  My stepmom and I have backgrounds in dance theater and I got my bachelor's degree in theater and dance at the University of Hawaii in Manoa.  I also studied art and acrylic painting, music, and performed with the Governor of Guam's Youth Band, the University of Guam symphony, and 2 Hawaiian dance schools in Virginia - Halau Hula Mahina O Wakinekona DC and Halau Ho'omau I Ka Wai Ola O Hawai'i.

So naturally my interest was piqued when I discovered her collaboration with Mark Morris, one of my all-time favorite modern dance choreographers, and fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi, another fave.

You can sign up to follow and purchase Maira's artwork on her page, Maira Kalman, which provides visitors with up-to-date Kalman exhibition listings, over a dozen of her works, and exclusive articles.

In her biography Maira says, “People just live their lives, and that amazes me,” she explains. “They get up, put on their shoes, eat a bowl of cereal, endure wars. They go out and make sense of it everyday, and that's what I like to show.”

She transforms her impressions into pared-down vignettes full of lyricism and wit.

Take a look and let me know what you think...

Enjoy!

Steve Martin - Comedy Is Not Pretty

Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers - Live in Duluth, Minnesota

The quality of this live video isn't the greatest, but I've been inspired by Steve Martin's banjo playing and his love of bluegrass music.  I'm planning to add a few of his award winning albums to my collection.

Look Your Age—Or Younger!

It pretty much goes without saying that smoking cigarettes and frying your skin in the sun make you older, so kudos for quitting and slathering on the sunscreen religiously. But if you're trying to turn back the clock—or at least slow it down a little—try the 12 Little Instant Health Boosts

Giggling is my favorite tip and a valuable tool when you can find humor to defuse a stressful situation. To counter the effects of your "harmless" habits, here are some more quick and amazingly easy ways to boost well-being:

90-Second Health Boosts

Baby and Dog Invent Their Own Game

Watch this little boy and his bff play their version of tag...let the giggles begin!

http://purinaanimalallstars.yahoo.com/?v=7652402&l=100000085

 PASS IT AROUND AND MAKE SOMEONE LAUGH!

LAUGHTER IS THE SOUL'S BEST MEDICINE

 

Children Are Quick

TEACHER: Maria, go to the map and find North America .

MARIA:  Here it is.

TEACHER: Correct. Now class, who discovered America ?

CLASS: Maria.

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TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?

JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables.

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TEACHER: Glenn, how do you spell 'crocodile?'

GLENN: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L'

TEACHER: No, that's wrong

GLENN: Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it.

(I Love this child)

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TEACHER: Donald, what is the chemical formula for water?

DONALD:  H I J K L M N O.

TEACHER: What are you talking about?

DONALD: Yesterday you said it's H to O.

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TEACHER: Winnie, name one important thing we have today that we didn't have ten years ago.

WINNIE:  Me!

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TEACHER: Glen, why do you always get so dirty?

GLEN:  Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are.

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TEACHER: Millie, give me a sentence starting with ' I. '

MILLIE: I is..

TEACHER: No, Millie..... Always say, 'I am.'

MILLIE: All right... 'I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.'

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TEACHER: George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry tree, but also admitted it.
Now, Louie, do you know why his father didn't punish him?

LOUIS: Because George still had the axe in his hand....

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TEACHER: Now, Simon , tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?

SIMON: No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is a good cook.

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TEACHER: Clyde , your composition on 'My Dog' is exactly the same as your brother's.. Did you copy his?

CLYDE : No, sir. It's the same dog.
(I want to adopt this kid!!!)

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TEACHER: Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested?

HAROLD: A teacher

This is a cute message from my aunt Josephine...have a laugh and pass it on!

Oscar Meltdown 2010 - Part 2

Enjoy this silly take on the Oscars...passed on to me by Nick Mancuso and friends.

Hilarious Oscar/award show spoof. Very funny and absurd categories with celebrity guests. Yes, they're all here, in excruciating detail for your viewing pleasure. http://www.omifilms.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i71nt6wdxbI

Sheila Wray Gregoire discusses how women and chocolate usually lead to guilt--and how silly this is! In this hilarious clip from one of our talks, learn to throw away the guilt over our body size!

Booyyy, do my nephews make me laugh!! Here's a truly silly one with my friend's son, Sean (first guitar player), my brother-in-law's nephew, Betu (singer) and my sister's son, Brent (second guitar player). This one will have you rolling on the floor...!

Maira Kalman and 'The Pursuit of Happiness' Blog
http://kalman.blogs.nytimes.com/

My stepmom passed on Maira's inspiring and humorous take on life's great stories of mankind's history and evolution...Love it!

I've subscribed to it...so enjoy and pass it on...

Lydia

Hamster Version - Tracks of My Tears sung by Adam Lambert

Although I'm a huge fan (who isn't), I couldn't resist...got a huge laugh out of this one...

Thanks for Celebrating!

Today is my sister's birthday. Ours is exactly a week apart...plus 5 years! (I'm the older one)

So tonight we're heading out for dinner to celebrate our birthdays (sushi, I'm hoping. Didn't get to celebrate on my birth month since there were a number of funerals to attend.

So enjoy the slideshow and have some Fun in Paradise!!

Lydia

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

FOR MY LITTLE SISTER ON HER SPECIAL DAY

Make a Smilebox greeting

TOP 5 April Fools Pranks

HISTORY!

THE 1500'S

The next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be. Here are some facts about the 1500's:

Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and still smelled pretty good by June. However, they were starting to smell, so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.

Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying, "Don't throw the baby out with the Bath water.."

Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying, "It's raining cats and dogs".

There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house.. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into existence.

The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. Hence the saying, "Dirt poor".

The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they added more thresh until, when you opened the door, it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entranceway. Hence the saying, "a thresh hold".

(Getting quite an education, aren't you?)

In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme, "Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old..."

Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man could, bring home the bacon.

They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and chew the fat..

Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.

Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or the upper crust.

Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination would sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of holding a wake.

England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a bone-house, and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive. So they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the graveyard shift) to listen for the bell; thus, someone could be, saved by the bell or was considered a ..dead ringer..

And that's the truth...Now, whoever said History was boring ! ! !

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