03.17.10

Going Green

Posted in Humor~General at 3:08 pm by Administrator

Today is St. Patrick’s Day!~ How will you celebrate? Probably in a humorous and light manner.

That’s why I love holidays like St. Patrick’s Day. These holidays represent the qualities of humor that allow us to Live Life–Lite! For example:

1. There are really no rules for St. Patrick’s Day, are there?
People can celebrate the way they want to. Their creativity and individuality is respected on this day.

2. The holiday creates an atmosphere of positive expectation. Even if you don’t march in a parade, even if you don’t drink, even if you can’t wear green, even if you’re not Irish. You can still enjoy the lightness that permeates your coworkers, students, bosses, media, and general public.

3. You can almost feel the refreshment and re-energizing that goes on in your body and mind. Even if you have to work on this holiday, it seems like a vacation. People are in a positive mood. Your workload seems manageable because of your renewed energy.

How can you carry this St. Patrick’s Day into every day of this year? Share your ideas here~

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03.16.10

It’s Called J~A~~Z~Z!

Posted in Humor~Events at 6:48 pm by Administrator

Here’s a message from my friend Donna Bailey Sauers. If you’re in the Pittsburgh area, you may want to check out this show:
“Hello everyone,
Just sending a friendly reminder that on Tuesday, March 16th, I will be making music with my friends at BLUE in honor of Diva Tuesday!
Joining me will be the legendary Hammond B3 player, Gene Ludwig and bassist Jason Hollar!
Come help me celebrate my birthday! Reservations are highly recommended.
The food is fabulous….and, the drinks are stirred, shaken and served by one of Pittsburgh Magazine’s finest bar tenders (Kim).
Here are the details….hope to see you there!
Blue - Diva Tuesday
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
1701 Duncan Avenue Allison Park, PA 15101 Call for reservations: 412.369.9050
http://www.donnabaileyjazz.com/
http://www.bluedining.com/
Surely hope to see you!
Donna Bailey
DBS Jazz Productions
www.donnabaileyjazz.com
For booking info call: 724-469-1246″

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03.15.10

Happy Pi Day!

Posted in Humor~Events at 6:49 pm by Administrator

Even though it was officially yesterday…
Happy Pi Day! Click here to send cards to your friends!
http://www.piday.org/ecards/

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Are Comedians Becoming Extinct?

Posted in Humor~Business, Humor~Inspirational, Humor~Social Media at 3:01 pm by Administrator

I watched a video clip on comedian Jordan Cooper’s blog. He talked about how the art form of stand-up comedy may be disappearing from our culture.
Technology is allowing and requiring everyone to adapt to change. This includes artists. It’s not enough to paint, write, sing, compose, or create in isolation. Or even in front of a small or big audience.
It’s vital to extend your reach to everywhere in the world. This has the benefit of exposing your creativity to a vast audience. Increasing your inspirational potential exponentially.
But the drawback is that we have to switch our modus operandi. To incorporate media, applications, programs, and other foreign objects. Creative people can adapt. But how well we adapt depends on how willing we are to really create and change.

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The Razor’s Edge

Posted in Comedy Around The World, Humor~Inspirational at 2:47 pm by Administrator

This week’s Comedy Around the World goes to the Razor’s Edge. I watched the 1984 Bill Murray film this weekend. It was a compelling display of subtle ways to use one’s sense of humor.

Because these humor examples weren’t flagrant, many people missed the impact of the film. When The Razor’s Edge was released, it was a flop. People heard the name Bill Murray and expected to see him do prat-falls and spoon-feed us jokes and clowniness. He didn’t do any of that. At least not as Bill Murray.

His character, though, was very adept at using his sense of humor. Especially in places where most normal people wouldn’t.

~> He followed others’ leads and adapted to their humor language. When his army friend saw the other ambulance destroyed, he said, “I never liked liars. They won’t be missed.”
And the two men rode together in silence. Each knowing what happened, each saving the other’s dignity by their silence.

~> He used humor to diffuse tense situations and heavy emotions. When his friend himself was killed, he cradled his head and said, “He will not be missed.”

~> He used humor to change the truth of a situation and improve morale. As the uncle was on his deathbed, Murray’s character siezed the context and created the party invitation the uncle had desperately awaited.
Was it truth? No. Was it effective? Yes.

~> Throughout the film, his character retained a light air. He was clearly in the humor zone, despite the tragedies occurring around him. His humor didn’t deny the fact of the tragedies. Instead, it allowed him to surpass, process, and make meaning of those very tragedies.

Rent The Razor’s Edge today and let me know what you think!

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03.13.10

Triad Theater Show

Posted in Humor~Events at 6:59 pm by Administrator

Here’s some news I got from my friend Michael McGlone, who I met on the set of SPIKE TV’s The Kill Point series. He’s a gifted and talented musician, actor, writer, voice-over artist, and all-around nice guy. If you’re in the New York area, check out one of his shows! Here’s the next one:
“On Thursday, April 29th, Michael McGlone returns to The Triad Theatre, where, with a Full Band he will perform various songs from his Third and most recent Record SPEED, as well as choice selections from his First and Second Albums HERO and To Be Down…
“Tickets are on sale now…and advance purchase is advised for the limited availability… For more information about the Show and/or to buy tickets visit http://www.MichaelMcGlone.com ”

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HumoR Resources

Posted in Humor~General, Humor~Research, Humor~Social Media at 6:52 pm by Administrator

Thanks to Bill O’Brien for giving us so many entertaining and educational resources at our teachers’ in-service day Friday. Here are some of the Web 2.0 applications to experiment, test your creativity, and promote learning. Try one today!
Bubbl.us-Tool for Brain Storming, including option for Flow Charting
Wordle - www.wordle.net- Generates a word cloud / Spelling / Vocabulary / Analyzes for over used words.
Glogster - www.edu.glogster.com - Digital Poster - Persuasive Writing
Voice Thread
Blabberize - Make any picture talk
Toondoo - Create your own cartoon comic strip - www.toondoo.com
GoAnimate - Create Animated Cartoon - www.goanimate.com
Create a Graph- Easy to use online graph creator
Animoto Education-Create Video slide shows
www.scribelink.com Online White Board
http://dabbleboard.com

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03.11.10

What’s The Point?

Posted in Humor~General at 5:39 pm by Administrator

http://yourshiningexample.com/wp-blog
Today our teacher’s in-service day speaker was Dr. John N. Colantonio of Clarion University. One of his hand-outs was from Grant Wiggins’s 2007 “Schooling By Design”: “My Teaching: What’s the point? What are my long-term goals?
It made me reflect on what kinds of humor goals we could create.
Wiggins asked questions like, “What can you do with this?” And “What important things in life couldn’t you do if you didn’t learn this?” “What are my long-term transfer goals?”
What are YOUR ideas? What jobs, roles, tasks can you do better because of humor?
How does humor transfer to other areas and relationships in your life?
Share your ideas here or message me on my Facebook fan page or at trina@yourshiningexample.com
Thanks for your input!

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The Happiness Project

Posted in Humor~General at 2:37 am by Administrator

One of the fun parts of running my own business is meeting other inspiring entrepreneurs. Today I attended the Pittsburgh Professional Women’s luncheon at Treesdale Country Club. Our speaker, Dr. Nancy Mramor, talked about her newest project, a 12-month e-zine series about happiness–how to find it in humor, leadership situations, goal-setting, and other topics. Email me at trina@yourshiningexample.com for more information on Nancy’s project and the Pittsburgh Professional Women’s group.
Here I am with Debbie Mancini-Wilson, author and creator of “Color My World” and Maria Berdusco, author and leadership expert. Check out their video clips on my Facebook fan page–they’ll tell you all about their latest projects!

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03.09.10

Get Bizet

Posted in Humor~Events, Humor~In The News at 2:42 pm by Administrator

One of the best things I like about being a movie extra is meeting fascinating people. Not only celebrities like Eric Roberts, Donnie Wahlberg, and others. But the every-day people who choose to work 16-hour days for the love of the art.
One of my new friends is William Kania, who I met on the set of the SPIKE TV series, The Kill Point.
This month, he’ll be in the Pittsburgh Opera’s presentation of Carmen. “I would absolutely love it for you all to come and see this show I am in. I am in the entire first act and fourth act as well. It is music that you will all be familiar with. I have a good amount of time on stage, Benedum Center, so if you can spare the time–enjoy an evening out.”
I especially like Bill because he’s the one who took all the pictures of me with Eric Roberts on the set of Shannon’s Rainbow!! :) http://www.yourshiningexample.com/photo_gallery_1.htm
Here is the link so you can see the times & days of the show.
Welcome to Pittsburgh Opera
http://www.pittsburghopera.org/shows/view/13

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