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April 2011 is the 35th anniversary of Na-tional Humor Month. Founded in 1976 by humorist and author Larry Wilde, Di-rector of the Carmel Institute of Humor, the aim of this program is to promote the value of humor in improving health and enrich-ing the quality of life.

“There ain’t much fun in medi-cine, but there’s a heck of a lot of medicine in fun,” said Josh Billings who lived in the late 1800s. In a 1985 National Safety News article, “Laughter Could Really Be the Best Medicine,” one psychiatrist posited that laughter could be the simplest and surest way to reduce stress and improve physical and mental health.

You will recall in “Anatomy of an Ill-ness” that the late Norman Cousins, per-haps more than most, popularized the value of humor and showed us how he laughed his way to better health. He called laughter “internal jogging.”

Whether you use a) puns, b) exaggera-tion, c) surprise, d) silliness, or e) put-downs, the five types of humor that pro-fessional humorists describe, you can alleviate stress, reduce depression and enhance mood, and even increase ac-tivity of immune cells like T-cells that attack tumors and viruses. Laughter has been shown to improve antibody ac-tivity, exercise muscles and lungs, oxy-genate blood, and improve digestion. Research at the University of Maryland Medical Center has shown that constant-ly laughing may also help prevent heart disease.

Is it time to put down the chicken soup

and turn on Saturday Night Live? Well, if you believe the research, “A cheerful heart does good like a medicine, but a broken spirit makes one sick,” then you

just might reach for the remote con-trol and get ready to laugh your way to a healthier sense of wellness.

Did you know that adults laugh about 15 times a day while chil-dren laugh hundreds of times a day? As we mature, or at least as we grow older, life’s issues can

seem mighty overwhelming. National Humor Month, and the growing body of research on laughter, is telling us not to take it all so seriously, to laugh much more, and we will be better able to deal with it all. Humor therapy, laughter ther-apy, laughter meditation, laughter yoga and laughter clubs can teach us how to deal.

Mark H. McCormick, author of What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Busi-ness School, once said, "Laughter is the most potent, constructive force for dif-fusing business tension. If you can point out what is humorous or absurd about a situation or confrontation, you will be guaranteed the upper hand."

Wilde offers these three tips to use hu-mor to relieve stress in your life:

1. Take a humor break

2. Laugh at yourself

3. Create a funny file all your own

Voltaire said, “The art of medicine con-sists of keeping the patient amused while nature heals the disease.” Wonder what insurance he takes?

2 - 1982 - The Falkland

Islands War began as Ar-

gentina invaded a British

colony (ended in June

1982).

2 - 1805 - Fairy tale au-

thor Hans Christian Ander-

sen was born in Odense,

Denmark.

3 - 1860 - In American

West, the Pony Express ser-

vice began from St. Joseph,

Missouri.

6 - 1896 - After a break of

1500 years, the first Olym-

pics of the modern era was

held in Athens, Greece.

26 - 1785 - Known for his

drawings of N. American

birds, artist

& naturalist

John J.

Audubon

born this

day.

Gel-otology? No Joke! It’s National Humor Month

by Michael R Mantell, PH D

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National-Humor-Month/

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FAMOUS WORDS

Interesting Facts

You Never Knew

"Consider how hard it is to

change yourself and you’ll un-

derstand what little chance you

have in trying to change others.”

Jacob M. Braude

Did you know…. The first city

to reach 1 million people was

London.

Did you know…Sound travels

three times faster through water

than in air.

Did you know...The expres-

sion “to get fired” comes from

long, long ago… When clans

wanted to get rid of their un-

wanted people without killing

them used to burn their houses.

Did you know...The Great

Wall of China is approximately

3,995 miles long.

One of the most re-

warding aspects of gar-

dening is creating a

landscape that not only

delights our eyes and gives us

space for recreation and relaxa-

tion, but welcomes in a wide vari-

ety of birds in as well. A garden

filled with the sounds and sights

of birds is one that offers an extra

dimension of pleasure and its

benefits go beyond the joy of

sharing space with such beautiful

and interesting neighbors. A bird-

friendly garden benefits the envi-

ronment as a whole and has few-

er pests, thanks to insect eating

birds. Here are ten suggestions

for ways to make your landscape

a haven for feathered friends.

1. Select a Variety of Food

Plants

Choose berry and seed

producing trees and

shrubs to provide a ban-

quet for birds throughout the sea-

sons. A mixed tree and shrub

border along the perimeter of

your yard with plants of varying

heights offers food and nesting

habitat to a wide variety of birds.

Choosing plants that bloom and

fruit at different times of the year

provides sustenance to birds all

year long and add enhances your

garden with ever-changing sea-

sonal interest.

2. Concen- trate on Native

Plants

Native plants offer the biggest

nutritional benefits to birds. Long-

lived native trees provide food,

nesting spots, and shelter for

many species of birds – not to

mention perches from which to

pour out their avian melodies.

Evergreen trees and shrubs are

great for providing nesting areas

and protection from predators

and bad weather, as are thorny

deciduous shrubs. Your state Ex-

tension Service, local Master Gar-

deners program, and local Audu-

bon Society chapter often have

good information on selecting

bird-friendly native plants

adapted to your specific part of

the country.

3. Replace

Some Lawn

with Perenni-

als and

Grasses

Converting a

portion of your lawn to more bird-

friendly plantings will provide

nourishment to birds and de-

crease the amount of mowing

(with its attendant noise and air

pollution) you need to spend time

doing. Entice hummingbirds to

your garden with brightly colored,

tubular flowers such as bee balm,

cardinal flower, and columbines.

Provide seed-eaters with nourish-

ing snacks by letting ornamental

grasses and perennials such as

coneflowers and Black-Eyed Su-

sans go to seed.

4. Offer Water for

Drinking and Bathing

Water is a real draw for

birds, both to drink and

bathe in. Change the water in

birdbaths frequently and sanitize

them regularly. If there are cats

in the neighborhood, be sure that

the bowl of the birdbath is on a

pedestal and try to locate it near

some dense shrubs so that birds

have an easy path to cover.

5. Go a Little Wild

Here’s a tip that helps the birds

and saves you some work. If you

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Creating a Bird-Friendly Backyard

(and Front Yard Too!)

By the National Gardening Association, www.garden.org

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can let at least a small section of

your yard “go natural,”

you’ll provide a feeding

and nesting spot for

birds, especially ground

feeding birds. When you

accumulate woody trimmings from

your landscape plants, pile them up

in an inconspicuous corner to create

a brush pile to shelter birds. Make a

mud puddle by scooping out a de-

pression about 2 feet in diameter,

then adding enough water to make

muddy slurry. The mud will be used

by robins and other birds to

strengthen their nests.

6. Leave Some Leaves

Instead of gathering up all your

leaves in the fall, rake some under

the shrubs in your yard where

they’ll create a natural mulch that

provides an excellent foraging spot

for ground-feeding birds like spar-

rows. Plus it’s less work for you!

7. Put up Bird Houses

Find out what birds are nesters in

your area. Build or

buy houses that

are suited to the

preferred dimen-

sions and entrance

hole sizes for the

species that are

likely to visit your

garden. Set the

houses in the landscape by taking

into account the preferred habitat

and distance of the house from the

ground for different kinds of birds.

Cavity-nesting birds such as owls,

woodpeckers, swifts, and titmice

have an especially hard time finding

nesting spots in cultivated land-

scapes. Help them out by erecting

nesting boxes. Be sure to clean out

old nests and other debris from

houses each spring before nesting

season begins.

8. Feed the Birds

Supplementing natural food sources

in the landscape with feeding sta-

tions not only nourishes birds but

makes it easier for us to observe these lovely creatures up close. Be

sure to clean and sanitize feeders

regularly. Scrub in soapy water,

then immerse feeders in a solution

of nine parts water to one part

household bleach. Finish by rinsing

thoroughly. The National Audubon

Society recommends cleaning feed-

ers once or twice a month to reduce

the possibility of disease spread.

Discard any old seed in the feeder

at cleaning time and rake up spilled

seeds and hulls on the ground to

prevent the growth of harmful mold.

If you put out multiple feeders,

space them around your yard, as

crowding leads to the easy spread

of disease. To keep birds from get-

ting injured by striking a window,

move feeders near the house to

within three feet of windows. If

birds are startled, they

aren’t as likely to develop

enough momentum to

harm themselves if they

so strike the glass.

9. Limit the Use of Pesticides

Reducing or eliminating the use of

pesticides and herbicides on lawns

and other plantings helps birds and

all the other creatures in the land-

scape – including you and your chil-

dren and pets—stay healthy. It also

protects waterways from toxin-

laden runoff. Learn to use less toxic

control strategies first for dealing

with pests and weeds in the land-

scape. If you feel you must use a

pesticide, choose the least toxic one

available and read and follow all the

label instructions and precautions.

10. Get Neighborly

Birds really benefit from an unbro-

ken corridor of plantings to travel

through. Encourage your neighbors

to join you in putting in landscaping

to feed and shelter birds and pro-

vide a continuous natural link from

yard to yard. Imagine entire neigh-

borhoods filled with the greenery of

bird-friendly plantings, alive with

bird song on a spring morning –

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