One of the things I enjoy doing if I have a few spare minutes are Sudoku puzzles. I consider myself of average ability when it comes to solving such puzzles. I can usually solve puzzles labeled as easy in less than 15 minutes, medium ones could take an hour, and even then I might not … Continue reading Am I Losing My Brain Power? (Assuming I Had Some…)
Note: a hat tip to a Villanova student for sending me the information that led to this blog post... A recent study looked at the average happiness of the songs played over a week in a country and compared it with what happened in the country’s stock markets that week. They found that more-positive listening … Continue reading Music Monday: Please Listen To Happy Music – I’ll Be Able to Retire Sooner
Khaby Lame was born in Senegal in 2000 and moved to Italy with his parents when he was a year old. He has spent most of his life in public housing. Two years ago, Khaby lost his job as a factory worker. Today he is one of the faces of a major rebranding by luxury … Continue reading From Unemployed Factory Worker to the Face of (Hugo) Boss
I can't believe you're still reading this. Wasn't the title enough of a warning? Today was about as uneventful as a day could get. Now don't get me wrong, I don't mind such days. But it does make it hard to write anything interesting. So let's see. here was my day: an easy 30-minute workout … Continue reading Uneventful Day Leads to Uneventful Blog
Are you a perfectionist when it comes to trying to craft the perfect thank you note? If so, Dan Ariely has some solid advice for you in the email exchange below. Dear Dan, I know I should probably write thank-you notes for the holiday gifts I received, but I’m bad at composing them. I end … Continue reading Thank You Notes: Just Do It
In bowling, a pinsetter or pinspotter is an automated mechanical device that sets bowling pins back in their original positions, returns bowling balls to the front of the alley, and clears fallen pins on the pin deck. Prior to the machine's invention, pinsetters were boys or young men (pin boys) who manually reset pins and returned balls (see picture above) The first mechanical pinsetter … Continue reading Will Doctors Soon Go The Way of Pinboys?
If a test could indicate the likelihood of dying within the next 10 years, would you take such a test? An international team of researchers has discovered a link between the biological age of a person’s retinas and their risk of death. The results indicate that a simple eye test may provide doctors with a clue … Continue reading Would You Take This Test?
Last year I wrote a post that included a video that offered a fun way to remember how debits and credits work. I'll do my good deed for the day by not including the video on this post, but if you want to see it, here is the link to that old post. After I … Continue reading The Teacher Becomes the Student, or Old Dog Learns New Trick
As a follow-up to my post from yesterday which was a not-so-subtle attempt to try and get someone from the Republic of the Congo to visit my blog (no success at this point), I thought I would share a couple of songs from two different Congolese musicians, Bisso na Bisso and Sam Talanis. I came … Continue reading Music Monday: Music from the Republic of the Congo
Three weeks ago I wrote about my goal of trying to get at least one view from every country in the world. At that point, I was down to six countries: Central African Republic Congo Guinea Bissau North Korea Svalbard Western Sahara Today, I thought I'd try to add Congo, also known as the Republic … Continue reading Step One Towards Covering the World
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