The Intercruises Team Newsletter

 

-     Blog # 18 

Intercruises Mini Escape-Via the Circle Line…Back on the water!

September 17, 2020 was a great day on the water. The mini voyage around the tip of Manhattan was enjoyed by 43 Intercruises friends.   Hosted by some of the Intercruises staff the delightful event was organized by our very own Lauri Lefkowitz, Vincenza Pesce, Michele Rawlins-Potillo.  We had the large boat mostly to ourselves and a lucky handful of tourists who joined us.  Our tour guide, John Keats, filled us in on the history of some of the New York City landmark like Ellis Island, The Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn Bridge to name a few.   

All aboard were very thankful for the freedom to be on the water and enjoy some familiar friendly company once again.  Our team was delighted to be outside and together again, enjoying a beautiful sun filled day, first on shore and then onboard.   We caught up on our friendships, we clapped, we did not sing, but we were all delighted to see each other’s smiling faces again, even though they were behind masks.  It was invigorating to be on the water, and we are all anxious for the time we can return to work on much larger ships that sail the seas.   Thanks to the Captain and all his amazing crew for a unforgettable time..

 

  Forward to Fall and a new... New normal!

  Nicholas De La Rosa with Captain Kenneth Corcoran of Circle Line Cruises.              

 

Slightly half over, this year may feel like it’s the longest ever recorded.  Social distancing still exists, masks are  mandatory, and many now work remotely from home.  Who would have thought 9 months ago remote learning, mixed with some in-school teaching, would be a real thing?  Leaving many to wonder what’s next on the New Normal list?

Keeping a sense of humor:  According to Wake Forest University and Allison Forti PHD, Humor is the best medicine for just about anything.  The endorphins released by laughter reduce pain and allow us to get past discomfort.  Laughter improves job performance, especially if tasks demand creativity and solving problems with others.  In personal relationships laughter is entirely underestimated.  Having a sense of humor can save a marriage, nurture friendships, calm children, and ease tense situations.

It has been proven by many comedians that jokes especially about couples get the most laughs.  Laughter is one of the cornerstones of a good marriage, and great friendships. Laughter ignites infectious smiles, creates a sense of warmth and is a calming equalizer in awkward situations.

Laughing synchronizes the brains speaker and listener, to be emotionally attuned. Shared laughter gives us strength in adversity, calms the endorphins during stress, and gives us control in uncertainty. It’s also infectious as the charming giggles of a mischievous child.

 

Most importantly, in jokes — especially funny coronavirus jokes, laughter can unite us and help us feel connected, one masked human to another.  Joined laughter literally makes us stronger.  Studies indicate a hole hearted belly laugh can boost, dopamine levels, and strengthen the immune system.   A good laugh stimulates the body's organs, and increases oxygen to the heart, lungs, and muscles.   Laughter triggers endorphins that help handle stress, lower blood-pressure and… strengthen human resistance to fight the coronavirus.
With that in mind please enjoy the below…

 

If comedy is humanity’s free coping mechanism, and the internet has a bottomless pit of humorous distractions, then according to Vulture.com, people will continue to turn to the internet for entertainment, and online comedy will continue to proliferate.  So, go sing a funny song, do a silly dance, and spread a little funny around….

 

“Every disaster movie starts with the government ignoring a scientist”

                                     

                                                        

 

“Day 1: I have stocked up on enough non-perishable food and supplies to last me for 6 months, maybe years, so that I can remain in isolation for as long as it takes to see out the pandemic.                               I am in the supermarket now because I wanted Twix.”

 “Day 2: Without sports:  Found a young lady sitting on my couch.   Apparently, she’s my wife, she seems nice.”

 

                   

           

           

Nurse—"Your Coivid-19 test came back positive!”

Patient—"That can’t be correct I have more thatn 300 rolls of toilet paper!”

                                        

                                                                  

 

                          

                                                                                                

Funniest Quarantine Jokes

1)      Why did the chicken cross the road?  Because the chicken behind it didn’t know how to socially distance properly.

2)      Two grandmothers were bragging about their precious darlings. One of them says to the other, “Mine are so good at social distancing, they won’t even call me.”

3)      Who’s idea was it to sing “Happy Birthday” while washing your hands? Now every time I go to the bathroom, my kids expect me to walk out with a cake.

4)      My husband purchased a world map and then gave me a dart and said, “Throw this and wherever it lands—that’s where I’m taking you when this pandemic ends.” Turns out, we’re spending two weeks behind the fridge.

5)      My mom always told me I wouldn’t accomplish anything by lying in bed all day. But look at me now, ma! I’m saving the world!

6)      After years of wanting to thoroughly clean my house but lacking   the time, this week I discovered that wasn’t the reason.

7)      If I keep stress-eating at this level, the buttons on my shirt will start socially distancing from each other.

8)      Every few days try your jeans on just to make sure they fit. Pajamas will have you believe all is well in the kingdom.

9)      I am not talking to myself.  I’m having a parent-teacher conference.

10)  Day 121 at home and the dog is looking at me like, “See?  “This is why, I chew the furniture!”

 

“ Some people ask the secret of our long marriage:  We take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. A little candlelight, dinner, soft music, and dancing. She goes Tuesdays, I go Fridays”.

-        Henny Youngman