Tuesdays with Muerte

Image  Source We may have known some of them, but we didn’t know that we knew them. 1. Domestic pigs can quickly learn how mirrors work and use them to find food. 2. Grumpy people think more clearly because negative moods trigger more attentive, careful thinking. 3. High cholesterol levels in midlife are associated with an increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia later in life. 4. Analysis of Greenland ice samples shows Europe froze solid in less than 12 months 12,800 years ago, partly due to a slowdown of the Gulf Stream. Once triggered, the cold persisted for 1,300 years. 5. One mutated gene is the reason humans have language, and chimpanzees, our closest relative, do not. 6. Obesity in teenage girls may increase their risk of later developing multiple sclerosis. 7. A fossil skeleton of an Aardonyx celestae dinosaur discovered in South Africa appears to be the missing link between the earliest dinosaurs that walked on two legs and the larg...

Have you lost your camera recently?  Are you planning a big trip? Anyone can be a victim of discouragement and despair of camera loss. "How can I prevent camera loss?"  I hear you. Unfortunately, you can't.  But you can do something to encourage its safe return.  All you have to do is take some photos which you never delete from your camera so when someone finds your camera at the bottom of the gorilla pit they are able to locate you and return the lost property to its rightful owner. Example: Source: Andrew McDonald

...or could this be the cruel effects of second-hand smoke?

Click to Enbiggen Is going to college really worth it? Probably so, but economists have been arguing the point for 30 years. Most studies show that college-educated workers make far more money in the course of their lifetimes. Still, that evidence isn’t totally cut and dry: What do you really learn in college? Is what you learned in college really what’s producing the value? Or is it simply the mere fact of having a college degree? Should there be an alternative to college?… Currently, there aren't many alternatives.  There are college dropouts who either become entrepreneurs or are sickeningly creative and don't need what universities have to offer.  There are corporate universities which train employees to master task-specific skills.  Master-apprentice relationships do exists, but not really in the corporate world.  If you are really resourceful you can self-educate on the web.  Computer programmers do that.  I imagine, as technology make...

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Heather asked me to make a list of songs that she could use for an end of the year, family video. Daily Life: Darin - Viva La Vida The Postal Service - Such Great Heights Glee Cast - Don't Stop Believin' (Glee Cast Version) Cousins: Ingrid Michaelson - Maybe Owl City - The Bird and the Worm Mark Ronson - Ooh Wee feat. Ghostface Killah, Nate Dogg, Trife & Saigon [Radio Edit, Questionable Content ] Rickmas: Take That - Back for Good Rick Astley - What The World Needs Now The Dandy Warhols - We Used To Be Friends Family Fun: BNL - The Canadian Snacktime Trilogy II: Popcorn Glee Cast - Halo / Walking On Sunshine Lady Gaga Ft Colby Odonis - Just Dance Flo Rida feat. T-Pain - Low [ Content Questionable ] Holidays: David Archuleta - Joy to the World Hayley Westenra - Peace Shall Come Miscellaneous: Owl City - Hot Air Balloon Owl City - Fireflies Beastie Boys - Body Movn' Birthdays/Celebrations: C+C Music Factory - Gonna Make You...

Image  Source Freshly baked bread Clean sheets (The feel of them effects on this choice.) Freshly mown grass Fresh flowers, especially roses High-Octane Gasoline (I know, I'm weird.) Fresh air after rain fall Vanilla Extract Wassail Frankly, any hot food after being outdoors in the cold for a long time Bacon frying A Cedar fire Babies Lemon zest The scent of the seaside after living in the desert Bath & Body Works Liplicious Caramel Latte Lip Gloss Apple and blackberry crumble in the oven The phosphorus of a freshly lit match People I love, even if they sometimes smell bad. Party poppers; mmmmm...phosphorous. Rubber tires peeling out