It all started the other day when I found an Abraham Lincoln quote: "People who like this sort of thing will find this the sort of thing they like." It sounded so close to something my Dad always says: "This is the kind of thing you like if you like that kind of thing." I posted them on Facebook and began getting responses that were such great fun like this one: "Where ever you go, there you are!" -I have no idea who originally said this, do you? Which reminded me of a funny message my sister and her family had on their answering machine for years: "None of us are here 'cuz all of us are somewhere else. When...
Ok so yesterday I told you about the obscure holidays being celebrated around the country this week. Today, as my subject line suggests, is National Tell an Old Joke Day which is entirely appropriate for Communication FUNdamentals since I usually celebrate each Friday with Friday Funnies. Today I want to share with you my family's oldest joke. It's a joke my father has to tell whenever anyone joins the family. It's was told to my husband when he proposed. It was recited to both my children upon their birth as it was to each of my father's five grandchildren upon their respective births. He tells it at most family gatherings so that the family joke will be remembered for generations...
Not only is my life funny but, at times, so is life in general! You may not know it, but these days, there is a special obscure holiday just about every day of the week! I know 'cuz I found several websites that told me about the special obscure holidays that are being celebrated this week: This past Monday was National Hug Your Kid Day! Did you? Maybe you should make up for it today! Tuesday was National Lollipop Day. I have no Dental Insurance so I chose to abstain from the celebratory eating of the 1000 lb lollipop! However I did find this adorable little girl who was very persuasive in requesting a lollipop. Apparently she was celebrating National...
There're some new words in town and they've put 'em in the dictionary! According to Merriam Webster, 25 new words were added to the dictionary in 2009. Do you know what they mean? Try your hand and see how "Hip", "Mod", "New" and "Happening" you are! I'll post the answers (as a comment to this post) tomorrow so y'all come on back! 1. acai 2. carbon footprint 3. cardioprotective 4. earmark 5. fan fiction 6. flash mob 7. frenemy 8. goji 9. green-collar 10. haram 11. locavore 12. memory foam 13. missalette 14. naproxen 15. neuroprotective 16. pharmacogenetics 17. physiatry 18. reggaeton 19. shawarma 20. sock puppet 21. staycation 22. vlog 23. waterboarding 24. webisode 25. zip line Don't forget...
This is Taylor Mali with his skit he calls: Like, Ya Know... It's funny but a little sad too in that he talks about the loss of effective communication skills in the next generation.
Thank you to a Facebook friend, Kathy Kuhl, author of Homeschooling Your Struggling Learner www.learndifferently.com, for introducing me to this video.
If you want a fun way to teach your children effective communication, visit Art of Eloquence.com!
