Guest Post: Kris Mathis

Reblogged from Nick Exposed:

Young Boy Baffles Reporters

Last week my wife and I were sitting at home watching T.V. together. As I began to flip through the channels I caught a reporter beginning to tell a story about a man who nearly drowned in a swimming pool. I found this story to be very powerful and I want to share it with you.

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It all depends on your belief!! I love this story and lesson to all of us who don't believe we can do something. We can do it.

Newsworthy Wednesday: Laughter is No Joke...or is it? (with Video)

Reblogged from The Positive Page:

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Image by tychay via Flickr

Over the years, scientists have studied laughter and the laughter mechanism.

What they have found is that every language group essentially laughs the same way. From Seth Borenstein’s MSNBC.com’s article, “To scientists, laughter is no joke“, dated March 31, 2010: “Each “ha” is about one-15th of a second, repeated every fifth of a second… Laugh faster or slower than that and it sounds more like panting or something else,” says Robert Provine, a neuroscientist and Professor from University of Maryland Baltimore County.

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Who says laughter is not the best medicine. Once you start laughing... it's hard to stop. Keep it up!  I especially like the 2nd and 3rd videos.  When was the last time you laughed that hard?  

E Challenge: Eagles, Elks, and Eyes

For this week’s A-Z Archive: E Challenge, I decided to put up a couple of my favorite images of animals I’ve taken over the last couple of years.  Please enjoy!!! As always scroll down for enlarged versions.

Parrot – Photo taken in Salem, Oregon.

Female Elk – Photo taken at Rosse Posse Acres in Molalla, Oregon.

Roosevelt Elk – Photo taken at Rosse Posse Acres in Molalla, Oregon.

Buffalo – Photo taken at NorthwestTrek, Washington.

Roosevelt Elk – Photo taken at Rosse Posse Acres in Molalla, Oregon.

American Bald Eagle – Photo taken at NorthwestTrek, Washington.

American Bald Eage – Photo taken at Ft. Stevens, Oregon.