Be A Kid Again

1. Do a cartwheel.
2. Sing into your hairbrush.
3. Walk barefoot in wet grass.
4. Play a song you like really loud, over and over.
5. Dot all your “i”’s with smiley faces.
6. Read the funnies. Throw the rest of the paper away.
7. Dunk your cookies.
8. Play a game where you make up the rules as you go along.
9. Step carefully over sidewalk cracks.
10. Change into some play clothes.
11. Try to get someone to trade you a better sandwich.
12. Eat ice cream for breakfast.
13. Kiss a frog, just in case.
14. Blow the wrapper off a straw.
15. Have someone read you a story.
16. Find some pretty stones and save them.
17. Wear your favorite shirt with you favorite pants even if they don’t match.
18. Take a running jump over a big puddle.
19. Get someone to buy you something you really don’t need.
20. Hide your vegetables under your napkin.
21. Stay up past your bedtime.
22. Eat dessert first.
23. Fuss a little, then take a nap.
24. Wear red gym shoes.
25. Put way too much sugar on your cereal.
26. Make cool screeching noises every time you turn a corner.
27. Giggle a lot for no reason.
28. Give yourself a gol"

10 Simple Ways to Do Only 3 Things Today

"I have to admit, I'm as lazy as the next guy. I have my moments of productivity, where I'm cranking out the tasks and checking things off my to-do list like my life depended on it.

But for the most part, I just want to do a few things each day, and then take a nap.

And as it turns out, that's all that's needed. Doing just a few things each day has worked wonders for my productivity -- I do less, but those few things I do have a higher impact."



Link to Full Lazy Productivity article on LifeRemix Blog

What’s for Dinner? Pork?

The Pollster Wants to Know - New York Times:
"IF there’s butter and white wine in your refrigerator and Fig Newtons in the cookie jar, you’re likely to vote for Hillary Clinton. Prefer olive oil, Bear Naked granola and a latte to go? You probably like Barack Obama, too. And if you’re leaning toward John McCain, it’s all about kicking back with a bourbon and a stuffed crust pizza while you watch the Democrats fight it out next week in Pennsylvania.

If what we eat says a lot about who we are, it also says something about how we might vote."

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An Ounce of Pleasure, a Gallon of Pain

From Freakonomics -New York Times Blog:
“Then what, what you gonna do, when the new wears off and the old shines through, and it ain’t really love and it ain’t really lust, and you ain’t anybody anyone’s gonna trust. … When you can’t turn back for the bridges you burn….”

The guy in the song is willing to throw out his marriage, even though he may know that in the future, the affair will come to nothing and he will lose his wife and family. He values the present pleasure much, much more than he worries about the future pain. It’s not just that he has a high discount rate; he values pleasure now much more than he is bothered by pain next year — even though, if he were asked today to compare an affair three years from now to the pain it would cause him the following year, he would choose not to have the affair. We economists call this strange valuation of present and future hyperbolic discounting — people overemphasize current pleasure and pain in comparing actions at different points in time."
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Yip, Yip, Yip.... You Bastard!

The New Rules of Technology in Relationships
"Ever since technology -- text messaging in particular -- invaded our relationships, there's been a lot of gray area as to what the rules are. So I decided to set the record straight once and for all. After all, sometimes love and electronics just don't mix..."

... from the Editor of Sex on My Desk at ivillage.com

10 Ways to Catch a Liar

"Now, the average person can become adept at identifying dishonesty, and it's not as hard as you might think. Experts tell WebMD the top 10 ways to let the truth be known."

Link to 10 Ways to Catch a Liar:

"What butter and whiskey will not cure there's no cure for."

That's an Irish proverb there, not just me rambling about butter again. So in the interest of promoting healthy living this St. Pat's, I offer you this fine little primer on Irish Whiskey from JC Skinner's Skin Flicks blog.


"It's whiskEy not whisky. With an 'E' and it's Irish, without and it's Scotch. Some Yanks like to spell their Bourbon the Irish way, with the E. This is a mistake, since the vast majority of Bourbon isn't proper whiskey at all. In my opinion, of course."

.... and so it begins. Slainte!

JC Skinner's guide to Irish Whiskey:

Text Messaging Do's and Don'ts

"In a world where Britney Spears is crazy, Lindsay Lohan is easy and Rihanna is just asking to get beat by Beyonce, it’s a surprise we could possibly care about insignificant things like text messaging. It really makes you wonder what this world is coming to. However, despite the utter silliness of it all, it’s still important to follow the rules. What rules, you ask? The text messaging rules. Because as we know, with any game there are rules and with every broken rule, you take one step closer to becoming a hermit with no dignity. Harsh, I know. No one said it would be easy."

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Hi Neighbor! May I borrow a pint of Guinness?

If your level of sobriety and sense of adventure compel you to go beyond simply boiling some spuds this Paddy's Day, there are some eclectic options on this site. A few examples...

Chocolate Guinness Cupcakes
Guinness German Potato Salad
Guinness Milk Chocolate Ice Cream
Irish Cheddar and Stout Fondue

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Best Time to Buy Anything

Get the best deals on everything from airline tickets to a car. It's all in your timing.
~ Men's Wealth at menshealth.com

While the title is a bit misleading (it's a very short list so if your idea of "Anything" is 6 things....), it still has some useful "tidbits." Like:

What: Airline tickets
When: 1 a.m. on Wednesday
Why: This is the best time to find a deal because airlines reset their fares every Wednesday just after midnight, says Peter Greenberg, Men's Health Travel Detective.

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18 Tricks to Teach Your Body

The writers at Men's Health have come up with a dandy little list of body tricks you can actually use.


Yes, yes, we'd ALL like to figure out how to balance on one hand during keg stands but come on, how often do you actually USE that skill? Twice a year? Instead, try this practical sample of manly wisdom:

If your throat tickles, scratch your ear!

"When you were 9, playing your armpit was a cool trick. Now, as an adult, you can still appreciate a good body-based feat, especially if it serves as a health remedy. Take that tickle in your throat; it's not worth gagging over. Here's a better way to scratch your itch: "When the nerves in the ear are stimulated, it creates a reflex in the throat that can cause a muscle spasm," says Scott Schaffer, M.D., president of an ear, nose, and throat specialty center in Gibbsboro, New Jersey. "This spasm relieves the tickle."

So, uh, does it work for girls too? lol

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Love's Not All You Need..

A Psychology Today article explaining how it takes more than the "L" word to make a relationship work.

On a sidenote, I just ran across a great quote that struck a chord on the subject:

"I need someone who believes that the sun will rise again, but who does not fear my darkness. Someone who can point out the rocks in my way without making me a child by carrying me. Someone who can stand in thunder and watch the lightning and believe in a rainbow." ~Fr. Joe Mahoney

I'm not going to comment on the fact the comment was made by a priest. lol.

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