Meet Me By The Old Oak Tree

Pentagon officials evidently believe that one way to reduce military families' stress is to teach them to laugh. Its "laughter instructor," retired Army Col. James Scott, holds therapeutic sessions around the country with National Guard families that feature walking like a penguin and blurting out "ha ha, hee hee, ho ho," according to a recent USA Hoday story. Said Scott, "The guiding principle is to laugh for no reason, which is one of the reasons it works so well for military families."