Friend sent me this as a powerpoint and thought y’all would enjoy it as a little movie.

With a bit of Chilli Peppers thrown into the mix!

These sweet images of people and pets (some really big ones!) together will stir you to remember just how important good friends are and how much we do need them.

Music by James Taylor - “How sweet it is to be loved by you”

Have a great life and may you be happy!

As you might know, the head of a company survived 9/11 because his son started kindergarten.

Another fellow was alive because it was his turn to bring donuts.

One woman was late because her alarm clock didn’t go off in time. Continue Reading »

A master of stand-up and sketch comedy, Dave Allen was an Irishman popular in the 60s and 70s. He often sat with his whisky and cigarettes and told wonderful stories of great imagination and mirth.

The grand skill of being able to make people laugh was granted to Dave Allen in such amounts as to inspire many a modern day comedian and stage performer. He died in 2005 at the age of 69. Read about Dave Allen on Wikipedia.

Dave Allen Funeral Sketch

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These great images made by the wizards over at http://www.worth1000.com. An assortment of fruity animal mutants that are so well crafted you have to look twice.

Have fun and remember to Stay Alive!

A must see for every parent and teacher.

This is a speech from Sir Ken Robinson, leading expert on innovation in education and business. His jovial, yet profound style will warm you to the truth and depth of his message. In short ” We need to encourage Creativity in our young people and stop conditioning them to avoid mistakes and/or being wrong.”

Visit www.ted.com to access all the treasure this awesome yearly event has to offer.

In 2002 Ken Robinson was voted Business Speaker of the Year by over 200 global and European companies. In June 2003, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his outstanding achievements as a leader in creativity, education and the arts. Read more about him at - http://www.sirkenrobinson.com/

He is the Author of Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative, an authoritative, entertaining and thought-provoking look at how vital creativity is in our changing world, and The Arts in Schools, a look at the importance of nurturing innovative solutions in the classroom — indeed, in every aspect of modern life.

This young man, recently seen on the Oprah Winfrey show has learned how to “see” with sound. At the age of 2 he lost his vision to cancer and since then has worked so skilfully with his blindness that his family makes no allowance for him at all. With the support of his wonderful mother and family he now has an incredible life to “look” forward to.

This is part 1 of 5. To see the next in the series, click here. 

Smile!

Smiling is infectious, You catch it like the flu,
When someone smiled at me today, I started smiling, too.

I passed around the corner, and someone saw my grin.
When he smiled I realized, I’d passed it on to him.

I thought about that smile, then I realized its worth,
A single smile, just like mine, could travel round the earth.

So, if you feel a smile begin, don’t leave it undetected
Let’s start an epidemic quick, and get the world infected!

© by Karen McLendon-Laumann

The Song “Blue Monk” is by Thelonius Monk and Miles Davis.

The idea that laughter has analgesic properties is not new. Dr. James Walsh, an American physician, noted in his 1928 book, Laughter and Health, that laughter appeared to reduce the level of pain experienced following surgery. This observation then disappeared from the medical literature until the publication of Norman Cousins’ 1979 book, Anatomy of an Illness. Continue Reading »