Did you know that dancing is therapeutic? But some forms of exercise are more effective than others. Scientists have found that the best form of exercise is surprisingly the Tango! The Department of Physical Therapy at Washington University in Canada suggests that the coordination required by the Argentenian Tango proves more effective than any other form of exercise. http://retainyourmindfulness.wordpress.com/2010/06/15/93

I grew up hearing about the virtues of dancing from my father, Arthur Murray, the foremost dancing instructor of his time, but I didn't believe a word of it! However, it turned out that Daddy was right!

Fondly,

Jane Heimlich

Corny But Nice

Last month I promised to hold a contest to see who could come up with the best definition of a blog. I like the definition that appears on google "an online journal published frequently".

Maybe this definition will inspire you to do your own blogging.

When I was young our newspapers were full of blogs, but we didn't call them blogs, we called them "Gossip Items" or "Broadway Chit Chat". Here's one that was a real embarrassment to me. When I was 12 years old. We were living in Beverly Hills and the so called blog appeared in Hedda Hopper's column, "Arthur Murray's twin daughers, puzzled over seeing a Santa Claus at each street corner, asked: "Daddy, does Santa Claus have puppies?"

Here are some laugh provoking blogs sent to us by Dr. Gary Coller of Zeeland, Michigan:
To write with a broken pencil is pointless.
When the smog lifts in Los Angeles, U.C.L.A.
A dentist and a manicurist married. They fought tooth and nail.
When a clock is hungry it goes back four seconds.
The guy who fell onto a upholstery machine was fully recovered.

Want to try these on your Easter Dinner?

Warmly,

Jane

Update and Contest

After a dreary winter that included recovery from a fractured hip, my husband, Hank and I will have a glorious, we hope, ten days in Florida. High point of the trip, at least for me, will be a book signing at a newly opened book store in Sarasota. I will have the name of the store in my next blog.

Question: What is a blog? You know what a blog is. Your kindergartner grandchildren know what a blog is. But plenty of people are wallowing in ignorance. Example: Our son Philip's favorite joke, "I love to visit my parents they make me feel like a genius". To educate these seniors, we are holding a contest.

Please describe a blog in fifty words or less. Contest ends one month from now.

Jane

Shall We Dance

Good news from the world of dancing. Scientists have discovered that the best form of exercise, particularly for patients with Parkinson's Disease, is ballroom dancing. What's more, these scientists specify that the best form of dancing is the Tango.

Grab a partner and let's dance!

Jane