While there is not an official book on the matter, most animators understand the difference between natural law and cartoon law. Here is a sampling of "O'Donnell's Laws of Cartoon Motion" as published in Esquire magazine in June, 1980. · Any body suspended in space will remain in space until made aware of its situation. For example, a character steps... read more »
Recent research has shown that most Americans are not doing a simple activity that will keep their smiles looking beautiful, reduce cavities, prevent tooth loss and as many dentists and physicians now believe – significantly reduce the chance of heart disease and strokes. Even though most of our patients swear they do this activity, according to The American Dental Association,... read more »
What a great day it has been for me. It began at 4:30 this morning!  I set off on a 5 K run. All was going quite well. At the half-way point I decided to continue a bit more and make it a full 4 mile run--after all it would only be another .8 mile.  As I approached the two mile point,... read more »
What a beauty!! Growing up, I had always thought of motorcycles as "donorcycles". As the gas prices went up a short while back, I was concerned about my Jeep Wrangler's 11 mpg drinking problem and started to consider a motor cycle as a cost effective alternative. I found and bought a Honda Shadow Spirit (750cc) and fell in love with riding... read more »
This is a reprint from PatriotPost. I loved it, and thought you would too! No pun in ten did The ability to make and understand puns is considered to be the highest level of language development. Test your pun comprehension: 1. A vulture boards an airplane, carrying two dead raccoons. The stewardess looks at him and says, "I'm sorry, sir,... read more »
Posted on January 20, 2010 by madowgroup. Thanks to my friends at Madow Group for this. I think it is great. I have modified the original content slightly.  I hope you enjoy it and benefit from it. Most of us know that stress can cause high blood pressure, unhappiness, fatigue, backache, immune disorders, substance abuse, sexual problems, addictive behaviors and... read more »
During this busy time of the year we can get so wrapped up in many projects or activities. I came across these laws and felt they were light hearted (and amazingly accurate.) I hope you enjoy them as much as I did. Here's to wishing you a very Merry Christmas!! (If you choose to celebrate.) Otherwise happy holidays to you... read more »
Here we are, mid December already. Where has the time gone? It seems like we just had Christmas. Didn't we? At any rate, I have been going through the motions this year. Attempting to act excited (or even interested, for that matter.) So far it has produced minimal results. Not sure what it is that is keeping me from truly enjoying... read more »
Any of you with children of your own, know the drill. You work hard to teach the young ones to make good choices and prepare them to make the tough ones. When they are young you play a VERY active role in that process. As they mature you (some times reluctantly) have to step back and let them flap their... read more »