Did you know that in the United States, a home burglary happens every 11 seconds? The frequency of occurence is so high that many times you do not hear about all the cases in the news. Heck, even McGruff the cartoon crime dog has trouble keeping up with the bad guys. So much for his famous line “Take a bite out of crime.” (more…)
I’m sure many of you out there have heard of this dating technique called ”drop them cold.” The technique plays on the psychological principal that the uncaring date will turn their attitude around when they realize that they are about to lose someone that they have taken for granted.
You’ve seen it time and time again in those chick flicks. The guy gives all his heart for the majority of the movie to some girl that takes him for granted. Then, the guy leaves for good and that’s when the girl realizes that she made a mistake and comes running back. This happened to one of my friends in real life. (more…)
An article came out today on yahoo that reported of a chimp that beat humans hands down, mono-e-mono, in a test of memory. Heck, this chimp could probably do better than humans on my nephews’ Hasbro Disney Memory Game. In a nutshell, a group of researchers in Japan pitted the 5 year old chimp against college aged students. The chimp won by getting more correct answers in the memory game. (more…)
Where is the economy going these days? Gas prices are up, milk prices are up, my favorite cereal is over 5 dollars per box, home prices are still high, foreclosures are rapidly rising and the stock market is tanking. So much for investing in the future when a majority of the population in the U.S. is barely getting by. It is really depressing to realize that there is no money left over after paying the mortgage, the car, the utilities and the credit cards. I’m sure many of us can relate to that scenario. A terrible financial storm is brewing without many people noticing. This storm will be worse than the tornado that picked up Dorothy’s house and dropped it off in Munchkin land. (more…)
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