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This Month Gel-otology? No Joke! It’s National Humor Month
by Michael R Mantell, PH D
In History Source: http://www.sandiegomagazine.com/Blogs/Dr-San-Diego/January-2010/Gelotology-No-Joke-It-rsquos-
National-Humor-Month/
April 2011 is the 35th anniversary of Na- and turn on Saturday Night Live? Well,
2- 1982 - The Falkland tional Humor Month. Founded in 1976 if you believe the research, “A cheerful
by humorist and author Larry Wilde, Di- heart does good like a medicine, but a
Islands War began as Ar- rector of the Carmel Institute of Humor, broken spirit makes one sick,” then you
gentina invaded a British the aim of this program is to just might reach for the remote con-
colony (ended in June promote the value of humor in trol and get ready to laugh your way
improving health and enrich- to a healthier sense of wellness.
1982). ing the quality of life.
Did you know that adults laugh
“There ain’t much fun in medi- about 15 times a day while chil-
2- 1805 - Fairy tale au- cine, but there’s a heck of a lot dren laugh hundreds of times a
thor Hans Christian Ander- of medicine in fun,” said Josh day? As we mature, or at least as
Billings who lived in the late we grow older, life’s issues can
sen was born in Odense, 1800s. In a 1985 National Safety News seem mighty overwhelming. National
Denmark. article, “Laughter Could Really Be the Humor Month, and the growing body of
Best Medicine,” one psychiatrist posited research on laughter, is telling us not to
that laughter could be the simplest and take it all so seriously, to laugh much
3- 1860 - In American surest way to reduce stress and improve more, and we will be better able to deal
West, the Pony Express ser- physical and mental health. with it all. Humor therapy, laughter ther-
apy, laughter meditation, laughter yoga
vice began from St. Joseph, You will recall in “Anatomy of an Ill- and laughter clubs can teach us how to
Missouri. ness” that the late Norman Cousins, per- deal.
haps more than most, popularized the
value of humor and showed us how he Mark H. McCormick, author of What
6- 1896 - After a break of laughed his way to better health. He They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Busi-
called laughter “internal jogging.” ness School, once said, "Laughter is the
1500 years, the first Olym- most potent, constructive force for dif-
pics of the modern era was Whether you use a) puns, b) exaggera- fusing business tension. If you can point
tion, c) surprise, d) silliness, or e) put- out what is humorous or absurd about a
held in Athens, Greece. downs, the five types of humor that pro- situation or confrontation, you will be
fessional humorists describe, you can guaranteed the upper hand."
26 - 1785 - Known for his alleviate stress, reduce depression and
enhance mood, and even increase ac- Wilde offers these three tips to use hu-
drawings of N. American tivity of immune cells like T-cells that mor to relieve stress in your life:
birds, artist attack tumors and viruses. Laughter
has been shown to improve antibody ac- 1. Take a humor break
& naturalist tivity, exercise muscles and lungs, oxy- 2. Laugh at yourself
John J. genate blood, and improve digestion.
Research at the University of Maryland 3. Create a funny file all your own
Audubon
born this 4 Medical Center has shown that con-
stantly laughing may also help prevent
heart disease.
Voltaire said, “The art of medicine con-
sists of keeping the patient amused while
day. nature heals the disease.” Wonder what
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2. Creating a Bird-Friendly Backyard Interesting Facts
(and Front Yard Too!) You Never Knew
By the National Gardening Association, www.garden.org
Source: http://www.nationalgardenmonth.org/index.php?page=201202storyline
One of the most re- and protection from predators
warding aspects of gar- and bad weather, as are thorny
dening is creating a deciduous shrubs. Your state Ex-
landscape that not only tension Service, local Master Gar-
delights our eyes and gives us deners program, and local Audu-
space for recreation and relaxa- bon Society chapter often have
tion, but welcomes in a wide vari- good information on selecting
ety of birds in as well. A garden bird-friendly native plants
filled with the sounds and sights adapted to Did you know…. The first city
of birds is one that offers an extra your specific to reach 1 million people was
dimension of pleasure and its part of the
benefits go beyond the joy of country. London.
sharing space with such beautiful
and interesting neighbors. A bird- 3. Replace
friendly garden benefits the envi- Some Lawn Did you know…Sound travels
ronment as a whole and has with Perenni- three times faster through water
fewer pests, thanks to insect eat- als and Grasses than in air.
ing birds. Here are ten sugges- Converting a portion of your lawn
tions for ways to make your land- to more bird-friendly plantings
scape a haven for feathered will provide nourishment to birds
friends. and decrease the amount of
Did you know...The expres-
mowing (with its attendant noise sion “to get fired” comes from
1. Select a Variety of and air pollution) you need to long, long ago… When clans
Food Plants spend time doing. Entice hum- wanted to get rid of their un-
Choose berry and seed mingbirds to your garden with
producing trees and brightly colored, tubular flowers wanted people without killing
shrubs to provide a banquet for such as bee balm, cardinal flower, them used to burn their houses.
birds throughout the seasons. A and columbines. Provide seed-
mixed tree and shrub border eaters with nourishing snacks by
along the perimeter of your yard letting ornamental grasses and Did you know...The Great
with plants of varying heights of- perennials such as coneflowers Wall of China is approximately
fers food and nesting habitat to a and Black-Eyed Susans go to
wide variety of birds. Choosing seed.
3,995 miles long.
plants that bloom and fruit at dif-
ferent times of the year provides 4. Offer Water for
sustenance to birds all year long Drinking and Bathing
and add enhances your garden Water is a real draw for birds,
with ever-changing seasonal in- both to drink and bathe in.
terest. Change the water in birdbaths FAMOUS WORDS
frequently and sanitize them
2. Concentrate on Native regularly. If there are cats in the
Plants neighborhood, be sure that the
Native plants offer the biggest bowl of the birdbath is on a ped-
"Consider how hard it is to
nutritional benefits to birds. Long- estal and try to locate it near change yourself and you’ll un-
lived native trees provide food, some dense shrubs so that birds
nesting spots, and shelter for have an easy path to cover.
derstand what little chance you
many species of birds – not to have in trying to change others.”
mention perches from which to 5. Go a Little Wild
pour out their avian melodies. Here’s a tip that helps the birds
Evergreen trees and shrubs are
Jacob M. Braude
and saves you some work. If you
great for providing nesting areas Continued on Page 3…

3. Continued from Page 2... makes it easier for us to observe
these lovely creatures up close. Be
can let at least a small
sure to clean and sanitize feeders
section of your yard “go
regularly. Scrub in soapy water,
Do you know of someone who is looking natural,” you’ll provide a
then immerse feeders in a solution
for a quality pre-owned vehicle or wants to feeding and nesting spot
of nine parts water to one part
upgrade their current vehicle? for birds, especially ground feeding
household bleach. Finish by rinsing
birds. When you accumulate woody
Even if they have little money to put down thoroughly. The National Audubon
trimmings from your landscape
or they’ve had trouble qualifying in the Society recommends cleaning feed-
plants, pile them up in an incon-
ers once or twice a month to reduce
past… I can help them! Send them my way. spicuous corner to create a brush
the possibility of disease spread.
They’ll be glad you did and so will you! pile to shelter birds. Make a mud
Discard any old seed in the feeder
Here’s why… puddle by scooping out a depression
at cleaning time and rake up spilled
about 2 feet in diameter, then add-
If you refer someone to me this month, seeds and hulls on the ground to
ing enough water to make muddy
when we finish the paperwork for their nicer prevent the growth of harmful mold.
slurry. The mud will be used by rob-
newer car - I will give you an opportunity to If you put out multiple feeders,
ins and other birds to strengthen
space them around your yard, as
win a BIG check worth up to $500! their nests.
crowding leads to the easy spread
of disease. To keep birds from get-
6. Leave Some Leaves
ting injured by striking a window,
Tracy Myers is the best- Instead of gathering up all your
selling author of 3 #1 books move feeders near the
leaves in the fall, rake some under
and a consumer advocate. He house to within three feet
the shrubs in your yard where
of windows. If birds are
has spent his life fighting the they’ll create a natural mulch that
negative stigma that plagues startled, they aren’t as
provides an excellent foraging spot
car dealers around the world. likely to develop enough
for ground-feeding birds like spar-
He does this by fighting for momentum to harm themselves if
rows. Plus it’s less work for you!
the consumer as a car dealer they so strike the glass.
that advises people and helps them get the 7. Put up Bird Houses
quality vehicle they want and deserve in an 9. Limit the Use of Pesticides
Find out what
positive and safe environment. Reducing or eliminating the use of
birds are nesters
pesticides and herbicides on lawns
in your area. Build
Tracy Myers and other plantings helps birds and
or buy houses that
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likely to visit your garden. Set the
with pests and weeds in the land-
houses in the landscape by taking
scape. If you feel you must use a
THANK YOU!
into account the preferred habitat
pesticide, choose the least toxic one
and distance of the house from the
available and read and follow all the
ground for different kinds of birds.
“Nate was very helpful with get- label instructions and precautions.
Cavity-nesting birds such as owls,
ting me into the ford that I woodpeckers, swifts, and titmice
10. Get Neighborly
have an especially hard time finding
wanted. Also if I known anyone nesting spots in cultivated land-
Birds really benefit from an unbro-
the is looking for a car im going ken corridor of plantings to travel
scapes. Help them out by erecting
through. Encourage your neighbors
to send them here. Thank You.” nesting boxes. Be sure to clean out
to join you in putting in landscaping
• Kasey Kollman old nests and other debris from
to feed and shelter birds and pro-
houses each spring before nesting
From Kernersville, NC season begins.
vide a continuous natural link from
yard to yard. Imagine entire
neighborhoods filled with the green-
8. Feed the Birds
ery of bird-friendly plantings, alive
Supplementing natural food sources
Prize Winner in the landscape with feeding sta-
with bird song on a spring morning
– what a goal to work toward!
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE
• It’s National Humor Day!
• Create a Bird Friendly Back-
yard
• Interesting Facts
• Kodak Digital Camera Contest