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Finding Humor

by | Mar 14, 2016 | Blog, Habit of the Week

Do you nose these two jokes?
 
What did one eye say to the other? “There is something between us that smells.”
 
Did you know that your nose is the “scenter” of your face?
 
Humor works quickly. Less than a half-second after exposure to something funny, an electrical wave moves through the higher brain functions of the cerebral cortex. The left hemisphere analyzes the words and structures of the joke, the right hemisphere “gets” the joke, the visual sensory area of the occipital lobe creates images, the limbic (emotional) system makes you happier, and the motor sections make you smile or laugh (http://www.care2.com)  Wow, what a neurological phenomenon! Finding humor makes our heart, mind, body, and soul laugh. Therefore, laughing makes us smarter 🙂 What is the best joke you can tell your child?
 
Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Olive.
Olive who?
I love you!
 
Heart – the next time your kids are bickering, make them hug for 30 seconds.
Mind – create a new knock, knock joke.
Body – exaggerate facial expressions & body posture to make a point.
Soul – read the funny pages.
 
“He who laughs, lasts.” -Mary Pettibone Poole
 
“Humor is the great thing, the saving thing. The minute it crops up, all our irritation and resentments slip away, and a sunny spirit takes their place.” -Mark Twain
 
“Warning: Humor may be hazardous to your illness.” -Ellie Katz
 
Learning Links

Business donates garden bed kits to local schools

by | Mar 1, 2016 | News

–Big Creek Lumber has introduced a school garden grant program which will award garden bed grants to ten schools, including two in the Paso Robles area. Grants applications were filled out in the fall and winners were selected to have kits delivered in the spring. The garden kits include redwood lumber courtesy of Big Creek Lumber, soil courtesy of Sun Land Garden Products and garden tools courtesy of Orgill. All kits are being delivered directly to the schools so they can assemble and use immediately.

The local schools selected were Almond Acres Charter Academy in San Miguel and Templeton Elementary School in Templeton. The beds will be donated at a special ceremony on March 2.

“We are very excited and honored to be receiving garden bed kits from Big Creek Lumber,” said Joe Kirschner, second grade teacher at Templeton Elementary School. “This grant will help us to provide hands on learning activities for all of our students. The old planters in our kindergarten area are starting to fall apart, so we can’t wait to put in the new garden beds and start planting!”

“We are extremely grateful to Big Creek Lumber Company for their generosity,” said Amy Baker, program director at Almond Acres Charter Academy. “These garden beds and supplies will help Almond Acres Charter Academy students to apply their knowledge from the classroom in a hands-on, meaningful way. It will also allow students to tap into their naturalist intelligence, which is one of the eight multiple intelligences that is focused on at AACA. We are always thankful for partnerships with local businesses and organizations.”

Via: Paso Robles Daily News