So I'm sitting in the living room listening to the lilting sounds of my dd playing the keyboard last night when I hear... "MOM! FLIES!" Sure enough I see approximately 4 or 5 flies on the window behind the blinds. How'd they get in here? All the windows are closed cuz the air conditioning is on 24/7 cuz it's 110 degrees in Phoenix cuz it's SUMMER in the DESERT! I run to get the fly swatter and, shhhh... "Be wewy wewy qwiet! I'm hunting Fwies! Eeeee eeee eeee!" As I begin "Fly Massacre at Tabares Mannor", it's like a bug horror movie. Each time I kill a fly, another comes to take its place. The replacements are smarter and more...
I pray that you enjoyed your BBQ's and parties this weekend. Many are reminding us that this day is really about our Founding Fathers. I thought I might offer a slightly different point of view. Our Founding Fathers fought for our freedom, but never forget that true freedom is in Christ Jesus!
The Lord gives such amazing talents to each of His children so that each may be a blessing and give glory and honor to Him. Little children are so precious to watch. I found this adorable video on YouTube. This little sweetheart recites the Pledge of Allegiance. Enjoy!
Our Founding Fathers fought and died for our right to various freedoms including freedom of speech. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." Most Americans remember the first part where "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion" but precious few (and fewer each year) remember or understand the second part where they also may not make a law "prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech..." On October...
Last week I posted a Friday Funny called Cow Salesman where we found out what would happen if cow salesmen were like car salesmen. I got an 'off blog' comment that we all should price our products this way. So I thought I'd play with the numbers and here's what I came up with: Words ....................................................................................................$14.95 Title Fee ..................................................................................................$1.73 Order Tax (ya gotta have the words in the right order!) .........$20.99 Translation Fee (so my thoughts are in ENGLISH) ....................$10.75 Punctuation Accessories .....................................................................$7.95 Adjective Fee ..........................................................................................$4.95 Paragraph Charge ................................................................................$2.23 PDF Handy Carrying Case .................................................................$17.95 Years of Research and Education ...............................................$1059.72 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total cost for one communication study! ..................................$1141.22 ...But for more moderately priced (LOL) Speech Communication studies, visit Art of...
Humor: A Powerful Communication Tool? By JoJo Tabares In the olde days of kings who ruled with absolute power, only the court jester could safely tell the King the truth, mediated through humor. Anyone else who attempted to tell the Emperor he had no clothes was in danger of losing his head! Humor is a valuable and effective tool for communicating just about anything because humor breaks down barriers. Carefully disguised as fun, humor can smuggle new ideas into people's hearts. Humor has been shown to be an essential component of learning for young and old alike! In order to teach, you must have your audience’s attention. If a tree falls in the forest and nobody is around to hear...
