This is about 8 days late, but being halfway through the year I've decided to do a check-up on New Years resolutions.

1. Drink more water, less pop. Wine is also acceptable.I'm doing pretty well here, though I go through phases. I'm generally down to an average of one or two cans a week, but once in awhile I'll ruin it by drinking three in a day. ( Read more... )

( Politics and emotion don't mix )

Back in January I made passing mention of the Michigan Dog Man, and promised a future post on the topic, since I am vaguely obsessed with it. Being the day it is, and the year it is, now seems a most fitting time. You'll understand why by the end.

( The timid need not click. )

I am a significantly less proficient harmonizer when drunk.

Not so long ago my brilliant and capable little sister wrote a paper which discussed the disenfranchisement of convicted felons. She specifically cited as an example, the state of Florida, which, unlike most states, disenfranchises all felons, as opposed to only those who have committed violent crimes. Some of you may have heard that Florida has ( Read more... )

Here is a very well written article about turtle penises (err.. sorry I mean phalluses) An excerpt:

"Without information to the contrary, I cannot help but imagine that some turtles might be in the habit of intimidating enemies with their erect 20-cm long, black, spike-tipped phalluses."Yes there are pictures ( Read more... )

What exactly does it mean when, even though I really like my job and consider it a valuable learning opportunity, I still want to quit?

Anyone who has a thought about global warming should read this article.I am fairly certain that I could build a factory which would reduce the cost of honey by 70%, to use a conservative and researched figure. ( Read more... )

( Clicking is the same as asking for my opinion )

I just read a fascinating article. A money study gave every individual in a group a random number of tokens, which represented real money at the end of the game. Players then had the option of giving up some of their tokens to increase of decrease the tokens of other players. 30% of the time the richest player gave up money to help the poor ( Read more... )

I would like to co-host a dating talk show on the radio. This is not the first time I have had this idea. In fact, about a year and a half ago me and a certain friend, with whom I was co-hosting another radio show at the time, had a few discussions about the possibility of starting one, but the plan never came together, due partly to politics, ( Read more... )