Nature gives us the morning dew. We must make our own morning DO.
I DO always enjoy having a Happy Friday!
Jan 24, 2014
Global Belly Laugh Day
Today is Global Belly Laugh Day.
Laughter causes the tissue lining our blood vessels to expand and
increase blood flow. This makes us feel more positive, boosts our
immune systems, increases pain tolerance and makes us feel good. It
is appropriate to be celebrated this time of year as Victor Hugo
said, " Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face."
Send out an email, put up posters, and tell everyone you meet to laugh out loud. Share your laughs with others. Look through old photos of you, family, and friends wearing crazy outfits and send them with good wishes. On your way to work, laugh out loud at every stop light and look around at how many people you can make smile. Ask your work friends to try it on the way home and report back next Monday. This will extend the holiday into next week. Text a picture of you laughing to everyone on your contact list and ask them to do the same. When no one is around, draw a smiley face on any blackboard or whiteboard at work with the words Global Belly Laugh Day.
It is OK to laugh in private, but much better to share. That is why today is not just a local or national holiday, it is a global holiday. Laughter knows no language, age, ethnicity, etc., barriers and can be shared with all.
Today is the day to take the Laughing Oath and paste a copy on your bathroom mirror to remind you every day.
"I do solemnly swear from this day forward
To grease my giggling gears each day
And to wear a grin on my face for no reason at all!
I promise to tap my funny bone often,
With children, family, friends, colleagues and clients,
And to laugh at least fifteen times per day.
I believe that frequent belly laughter
Cures terminal tightness, cerebral stiffness,
And hardening of the attitudes,
And that HA HA often leads to AHA!
Therefore, I vow, from this day forth,
To brighten the day of everyone I meet,
And to laugh long and prosper."
from - The Laughing Classroom, by Diana Loomans and Karen Kolberg
Send out an email, put up posters, and tell everyone you meet to laugh out loud. Share your laughs with others. Look through old photos of you, family, and friends wearing crazy outfits and send them with good wishes. On your way to work, laugh out loud at every stop light and look around at how many people you can make smile. Ask your work friends to try it on the way home and report back next Monday. This will extend the holiday into next week. Text a picture of you laughing to everyone on your contact list and ask them to do the same. When no one is around, draw a smiley face on any blackboard or whiteboard at work with the words Global Belly Laugh Day.
It is OK to laugh in private, but much better to share. That is why today is not just a local or national holiday, it is a global holiday. Laughter knows no language, age, ethnicity, etc., barriers and can be shared with all.
Today is the day to take the Laughing Oath and paste a copy on your bathroom mirror to remind you every day.
"I do solemnly swear from this day forward
To grease my giggling gears each day
And to wear a grin on my face for no reason at all!
I promise to tap my funny bone often,
With children, family, friends, colleagues and clients,
And to laugh at least fifteen times per day.
I believe that frequent belly laughter
Cures terminal tightness, cerebral stiffness,
And hardening of the attitudes,
And that HA HA often leads to AHA!
Therefore, I vow, from this day forth,
To brighten the day of everyone I meet,
And to laugh long and prosper."
from - The Laughing Classroom, by Diana Loomans and Karen Kolberg
National Peanut Butter Day
Interesting that these two
holidays would be on the same day this year. January 24, 2014 is
National Peanut Butter Day.
Peanut butter is a staple in over 90% of US households and the average person consumes more than six pounds of peanut products each year. Women and children prefer creamy peanut butter, while most men go for the chunky variety.
George Bayle, a St. Louis snack food maker, started making peanut butter in the 1890s. For many years, manufacturers struggled with the oil separating from the grainy solids of the peanut butter. In 1923 Heinz became the first company to homogenize the peanuts into the spreadable butter we know and love today.
It takes 550 peanuts to make a 12 ounce jar of peanut butter. It is the high protein content that causes peanut butter to stick to the roof of your mouth.
Peanut butter is a staple in over 90% of US households and the average person consumes more than six pounds of peanut products each year. Women and children prefer creamy peanut butter, while most men go for the chunky variety.
George Bayle, a St. Louis snack food maker, started making peanut butter in the 1890s. For many years, manufacturers struggled with the oil separating from the grainy solids of the peanut butter. In 1923 Heinz became the first company to homogenize the peanuts into the spreadable butter we know and love today.
It takes 550 peanuts to make a 12 ounce jar of peanut butter. It is the high protein content that causes peanut butter to stick to the roof of your mouth.
Nuts Are Healthy
Had been thinking about this and it seems
to fit with peanut butter day. According to data analysis conducted
by researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and
Women’s Hospital, and the Harvard School of Public Health and
published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2013, those who
ate nuts nearly every day were 20 percent less likely to die in the
course of two 30-year cohort studies.
Nut eaters were almost 30 percent less likely to die of heart disease and more than 10 percent less likely to die of cancer than those who never ate them, even after adjusting for other lifestyle factors. The nut eaters were also slimmer and had lower rates of type 2 diabetes.
The study found that nuts, such as almonds, cashews, Brazil nuts, and peanuts delivered the health and longevity benefits in direct proportion to consumption.
Researchers tracked the health of 119,000 men and women for 30 years and included detailed dietary questionnaires every four years. “What we find is regular nut consumers are actually lighter; there is less obesity in that group,” said Charles Fuchs, director of the Gastrointestinal Cancer Treatment Center at Dana-Farber and senior author of the paper.
Previous studies have also pointed to a correlation between eating nuts and lower risks of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, colon cancer, and diverticulitis. Higher nut consumption also has been linked to reductions in cholesterol levels, inflammation, and insulin resistance. It is nuts not to eat nuts.
Nut eaters were almost 30 percent less likely to die of heart disease and more than 10 percent less likely to die of cancer than those who never ate them, even after adjusting for other lifestyle factors. The nut eaters were also slimmer and had lower rates of type 2 diabetes.
The study found that nuts, such as almonds, cashews, Brazil nuts, and peanuts delivered the health and longevity benefits in direct proportion to consumption.
Researchers tracked the health of 119,000 men and women for 30 years and included detailed dietary questionnaires every four years. “What we find is regular nut consumers are actually lighter; there is less obesity in that group,” said Charles Fuchs, director of the Gastrointestinal Cancer Treatment Center at Dana-Farber and senior author of the paper.
Previous studies have also pointed to a correlation between eating nuts and lower risks of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, colon cancer, and diverticulitis. Higher nut consumption also has been linked to reductions in cholesterol levels, inflammation, and insulin resistance. It is nuts not to eat nuts.
Superman's Real Name
Comic book character Superman's alter
ego, Clark Kent was named after actors Kent Taylor and Clark Gable.
He was also the first superhero to wear a cape.
Shubsthoughts Blogviews
The top ten viewers to my blog last
month in order are:
Russia
United States
Malaysia
Germany
France
China
United Kingdom
Poland
Canada
Ukraine
Thank you to all my new best friends from Russia for being number one. Thank you to all the rest of my new friends from around the globe. Hope you enjoy the content.
Russia
United States
Malaysia
Germany
France
China
United Kingdom
Poland
Canada
Ukraine
Thank you to all my new best friends from Russia for being number one. Thank you to all the rest of my new friends from around the globe. Hope you enjoy the content.
Basketball Quickie
This week in 1892, the first officially
recognized basketball game was played at the YMCA gym in
Springfield, Mass.
Flying vs. Driving
MIT statistics professor Arnold Barnett
reports that in the last five years, the risk of dying on a flight
in the United States was one in 45 million. So, you can fly every
day for 123,000 years before encountering a crash.
Your chance of being killed in a car accident in a given year is one in 7,000, making flying thousands of times safer.
Your chance of being killed in a car accident in a given year is one in 7,000, making flying thousands of times safer.
Is It Cold or Flu
This time of year many will get one or the
other, or both. However, there is a difference that is quite
striking. Both can share a number of the same symptoms, including a
runny or stuffy nose, sore throat, and cough. Because both the
common cold and flu are caused by viruses, neither respond to
antibiotics, which only work on bacterial infections. Antiviral
medications can be prescribed by a physician to treat the flu and
should be administered within 48 hours of when people begin to feel
ill.
Colds tend to be relatively mild and typically last only a few days. Colds also have a more gradual onset with mild aches, and pains. Common colds are caused by many different viruses and high fever is rare. Colds are much more common than cases of flu.
The flu, short for influenza, usually comes on suddenly and is accompanied by fever, severe aches, chills, and fatigue. Effects of the flu can last for weeks.
Treatment for both includes plenty of rest, drinking fluids, taking antihistamines, pain relievers, and decongestants. Don't forget to keep a good supply of chicken soup, just in case.
Colds tend to be relatively mild and typically last only a few days. Colds also have a more gradual onset with mild aches, and pains. Common colds are caused by many different viruses and high fever is rare. Colds are much more common than cases of flu.
The flu, short for influenza, usually comes on suddenly and is accompanied by fever, severe aches, chills, and fatigue. Effects of the flu can last for weeks.
Treatment for both includes plenty of rest, drinking fluids, taking antihistamines, pain relievers, and decongestants. Don't forget to keep a good supply of chicken soup, just in case.
Top Five Lead Singers Net Worth
1: Paul McCartney – $800 Million (The Beatles, etc.)
2: Bono – $600 Million (U2)
3: Jimmy Buffett – $400 Million (Solo)
4: Elton John – $320 Million (Solo)
5: Mick Jagger – $305 Million (The Rolling Stones)
2: Bono – $600 Million (U2)
3: Jimmy Buffett – $400 Million (Solo)
4: Elton John – $320 Million (Solo)
5: Mick Jagger – $305 Million (The Rolling Stones)
Jan 17, 2014
Happy Friday
How can you wake up in the morning and not be delighted that you have now lived another day longer than you ever have before.
I find it even more delightful when I wake up and celebrate a Happy Friday!
Laughing Buddha
The Laughing Buddha also Happy Hotei is the
nickname for Budai or Pu-Tai, which means “Cloth Sack”. Budai was a
real zen monk who lived in China during the 10th century, and he has
always been portrayed as a smiling or laughing fat man. Though he is
called the Laughing Buddha, do not confuse him with Gautama Buddha,
the sage on whose teachings Buddhism was founded.
Budai or Hotei (in Japanese) is one of the seven lucky gods in Japan, and you can find statues of him in many shrines and temples just like in China and other East Asian countries.
Budai or Hotei (in Japanese) is one of the seven lucky gods in Japan, and you can find statues of him in many shrines and temples just like in China and other East Asian countries.
Coffee Facts
A coffee bush does not produce usable fruit
for five to six years, but then can produce for thirty to forty
years after that. Coffee was eaten long before it became a liquid
refreshment. African tribes would mix the coffee berries with fat
and create energy balls that they would eat once or twice a day,
when they needed a boost of energy. Green coffee beans were ground
up and mixed with fat, then made into small balls, which were eaten
by travelers on long journeys. It was the first plant to be
cultivated around the world.
The fruit, or cherry, is a reddish two-seeded berry. The two seeds are what we call coffee beans, but are actually seeds. The cherries and leaves also contain caffeine. In some countries, the berries are fermented into wine, but mostly they are used for fertilizer or cattle feed.
Coffee was the very first food to be freeze dried in 1938. Nestle invented the freeze dried coffee. It was a milestone that was unprecedented and set a new standard for how food could be packaged and sold.
Coffee is so popular and in such high demand that it is actually the second most traded commodity on earth, only behind oil.
Mocha is a city in Yemen and the island of Java in Indonesia are two places, which types of coffee are named.
The fruit, or cherry, is a reddish two-seeded berry. The two seeds are what we call coffee beans, but are actually seeds. The cherries and leaves also contain caffeine. In some countries, the berries are fermented into wine, but mostly they are used for fertilizer or cattle feed.
Coffee was the very first food to be freeze dried in 1938. Nestle invented the freeze dried coffee. It was a milestone that was unprecedented and set a new standard for how food could be packaged and sold.
Coffee is so popular and in such high demand that it is actually the second most traded commodity on earth, only behind oil.
Mocha is a city in Yemen and the island of Java in Indonesia are two places, which types of coffee are named.
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