Devil dog

Apparently a dog only its mother can love.  

Hilarious.

Mrs. Brown's dog is old and not doing so well. The kids are trying to figure out a way to tell her that it's time to put the dog down. 

Connie, this is hysterical.  Is this getting a little too close to home?

Simply THE best.

Ellen.  

I caught the last few minutes of her show today.  Eight minutes of insanity.  

Hey!  Here's to living life with more than a modicum of madness.

Enjoy! 

Only a few vacation days left

You, too, could enjoy this experience!

Note to self

Never Ever wander into the cosmetic section of any department store again without bag over head. 

"Here's something for That Puffiness Under Your Eyes."  Huh?

"And your neck!!!  This will fix that."  Where are those summer turtlenecks when I need them? 

"Those wrinkles around your mouth!"  Those are laugh lines/I've earned them.

Hey cut me some slack ladies, I was around waaaaaaaaaaaay before you arrived on Earth.

My "new best friends" gathered around with helpful hints and massive amounts of product.  I purchased the one for Puffiness.  Jury's still out.

No one mentioned my goatee or mustache but they were pretty clear about my need for a facial.  Run/don't walk to the nearest salon. 

Since they don't do department store face lifts yet, I was home free on that front. 

So when exactly does it all head downhill?  And what can one do to persuade Mother Nature to Hold That Line? 

I'm a big fan of natural products vs. chemical concoctions.  A friend credits her wrinkle-free skin to daily egg white applications.  I'm game.  I tried coffee grounds a while back/I'm not sure exactly why/but it seemed like a good idea at the time.  This produced gales of laughter from those in my house.  But no wrinkle reduction that I could detect. 

So other than paralyzing products and/or procedures, who has something to offer those of us who plan to laugh a lot?  And age gracefully.  And gratefully.

OK, after several hours of searching for something that would make us all smile or laugh, Joan's email arrived.  There are no coincidences.  OMGosh/this woman is my idol!  Let's dance and laugh to the end!!!  Do you think "old and wrinkled" or "AMAZINGLY VIBRANT" when you watch this?  Right.  I'm following her lead! 

"Shake What Your Mama Gave You."  Quite an evolution of a blog.  Whoa. 

Laugh and dance, friends.  It doesn't get much better than this.

Best of all, no negative side effects!

What could possibly . . .

• lower blood pressure
• reduce stress hormones
• increase muscle flexion
• boost immune function by raising levels of infection-fighting T-cells
• trigger the release of endorphins
• enhance one's sense of well-being

It's a deceptively simple yet incredibly powerful and potentially life-changing form of exercise that anybody can do, anytime, anywhere. 

When do we start?   

Taking the day off

Everyone's allowed that every once in a while, right?  Good.  This was my day.  In the meantime, given that laughter seems to be the key to surviving almost anything, enjoy:

and/or this

Don't Delete the Duds.

Still one of my all-time favorite gifts: generating captions for pictures that I might have otherwise tossed.

I carried old photos with me as I ran errands along with Post-It's and pen to jot down possible captions. A bit of insanity leaked out at each red light.

As I sort through thousands of paper pictures, I have to remind myself that what was tossed in the trash could very well be a keeper.  All that's required is a little time in traffic combined with a willingness to take life a little less seriously. And we all seem to have that opportunity each day.