Usually I have Friday Funnies on my blog, but in honor of the anniversary of Ronald Reagan's death this week, I wanted to share a little known piece of his life: his childhood. Note how his character was formed at an early age and how he began to train for his title, The Great Communicator.
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It's time again for Friday Funnies and since we are still celebrating Ronald Reagan's birthday this week, I thought I'd post a rare video of his appearance on What's My Line that I found on YouTube. Enjoy this vintage black and white humor spectical. If you liked this post, please subscribe to our RSS feed and share the link…
In honor of Ronald Reagn's birthday this week, the word of the week is humor. What is humor? Merriam Webster defines it as "a: that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous b: the mental faculty of discovering, expressing, or appreciating the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous c: something that is or is designed to be comical or amusing." x Humor comes in many forms including: one liners, jokes, whiticisms, puns, slapstick, and sarcasm. Some humor involves the telling of stories and Ronald Reagan had plenty of them always at the ready. This is a rare YouTube video montage of his best Soviet Union jokes he loved to share. x If you liked this post, please subscribe...
On this day in 1911, Ronald Wilson Reagan was born. Known as The Great Communicator, the 40th U.S. President was admired by both Democrats and Republicans alike for his wit and wisdom, humor and sincerity. What made Ronald Reagan "The Great Communicator" are the same qualities which can allow you to communicate more effectively. This could easily fill an entire study of its own, but I'd like to share briefly the most important qualities Ronald Reagan possessed that allowed him to communicate so effectively. Ronald Reagan usually had a simple message which he delivered in a clear and sincere manner. His humility and authenticity allowed him to be seen as a real person who cared about people. Regan had an incredible way of...
I normally don't post on a Sunday, but since the technology exists to schedule my blog posts ahead of time through the magic of technology, I will this week and for one very important reason. It's Ronald Reagan's birthday and he would have been 100 years old today! Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6th 1911-June 5th 2004) was the 40th President of the United States. No matter what anyone thought of his politics, they couldn't help but love The Great Communicator who spoke with disarming humor and a positive outlook. Those who spoke with him always remarked at how he had the knack of making them feel as if they were the only person in the world who mattered at that...
