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Carlin Tips

Rx For Staying Young – Live, Love, and Laugh a Lot By John Leighty The late humorist George Carlin’s top ten list for aging gracefully featured this sage advice: “Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.”  Other tips for graying Baby Boomers by the irreverent standup comedian were laughing often, long and loud, enjoying simple things, and acknowledging people and things you George Carlin love.  “Laugh until you gasp for breath,” the comic quipped.  Carlin prescribed finding hobbies such as gardening or arts and crafts to keep the senior brain active and alert as well as eating healthy food, exercising regularly, and learning to endure grief to live a happier and fuller life. “Surround yourself with what you love, whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever,” was Carlin’s formula for healthy aging. “Your home is your refuge.” Carlin left a list of 10 ways to age gracefully. Among them: 1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes ag

Bob Hope signed book highlights his comedic career hits and funny bits

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Vintage TV Humor

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HOW SWEET IT WAS TV Pictorial Humor L arge PB 1st edition  1966 By Arthur Shulman Check Out Nostalgic TV  Images  A nostalgic look at TV humor This is an oversize 1966 Bonanza Books paperback by Arthur Schulman and Roger Youman that features numerous pages of photographs and commentary on humorous TV shows such as Candid Camera and the Dinah Shore Show.     On sale now at Johnsrarebooks on eBay

Poem: Let's Go Viral

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LET’S GO VIRAL! (How hard can it be?) I’m downsized from my job  So I started to blog I've learned to be wise And word optimize Online I can stay And earn eight cents a day It just isn't funny To run out of money!                                          -- Miles Travling

A universe of galaxies

A universe of galaxies : The universe is awash in islands of matter — some 100 billion galaxies make up the basic building blocks of the cosmos.

Humor quips to help you cope

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Laughter is secret elixir for healthy aging Positive attitude and humor are best prescriptions for happiness and longevity I'm collecting funny outtakes that keep me buzzin' on the   positive adventure across the laff-a-lot landscape of healthy aging fun and longevity. What makes you chuckle? Make your day funny and add to the LPMs - laughs per minute! The world needs to light(en) up. As comic George #Carlin quips from his home in a cloud - " Live, Love and Laugh! Curtain Call John "Boomer" Leighty I saw George Burns perform live at a Lake Tahoe casino when he was pushing 100 – and he didn't miss a boomer beat. "I'm happy to be here," he said in a strong tenor voice, waving his trademark cigar and pausing to gaze deadpan over the ritzy showroom audience. "Hell, at my age, I'm happy to be anywhere!" Sage Advice George Carlin "Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down." Robin Williams and h

Boomers Have Shorter Lifespans

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Boomers Have Shorter  Lifespans Latest statistics show alarmingly shorter lifespans among Baby Boomers Source: Public Source with permission An invisible tsunami is hitting the U.S. and its destructive effects are just becoming visible. As the  Pew Research Center cites  that Millennials have surpassed Baby Boomers this year, another hidden statistic is revealing that the death toll among Baby Boomers is rising. While the Greatest Generation has been showing longer and longer lifespans—exceeding 100 years—expectations have been that the following generations will do the same. In a  Fortune article ,  Center for Disease Control’s (CDC ) Farida Ahmad responded that there’s no “ smoking  gun” and that they are watching it to see if it’s “just a blip as it was ten years ago.” Let’s take a closer look at the statistics and consider the implications. In a comprehensive study of the statistics, Case and Deaton’s findings published in the  December 2015 issue of PNAS  (Pr