I have a serious case of a missing snow scraper here, a case that probably only Monk could solve.   I don't get it, it was in my car, and now it's not. How does one lose a snow scraper? You scrape with it, brush perhaps, and then put it BACK IN THE CAR. I remember using it to scrape ice before work on Thursday, and that is the last time I remember ( Read more... )

It snowed a bit this weekend, and I don't have a garage. I am apparently more out of shape than I thought because my entire body is sore from shoveling and scraping. Reaching too far for my phone and having to keep getting up are making me grumpy :(  The grippy muscles in my hands are even sore.  I think this needs to be rectified. I'm glad it's ( Read more... )

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081203/od_nm/us_body_swap;_ylt=AtEdyHTkBdXyCIk09pSs2HZeW7oF

Swedish researchers create body-swap illusion

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers using closed-circuit televisions to create an illusion have made volunteers virtually swap bodies, even making women believe they were in a man's body and vice-versa.

The experiment, ( Read more... )

Yay!! I have just proved to myself that my local CVS is just 5 minutes walking distance from my apt. There is only one obnoxious intersection and it's really not that tough for a pedestrian. I don't really venture to CVS all that often, but now I know that if I need to take an emergency trip, and I'm not sick, I can just walk right over. Driving ( Read more... )

It is not yet December and Thanksgiving isn't till tomorrow, this is no time for Christmas music. Please put your regularly programmed overplayed music back on the air for a few more days. I would like to wait a week before my brain slowly melts away :)

thank you

My Aunt just had hip replacement surgery and she has hit some difficulty in recovery. She has numbness in one of her legs and is unable to move that foot. We don't know what kind of nerve damage this is, we are hoping it is not permanent.  I know hip replacement usually brings to mind an elderly patient, but this is not my aunt, she is only in her ( Read more... )

Ok, so while I had to say Boo to California for banning gay marriage, I now get to say YAY to Connecticut for legalizing it. YAY!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBfi8OEz0rARead more... )

Should Kids Be Able to Graduate After 10th Grade?

New Hampshire is discussing changing testing in the education system to see if students are ready for college by age 16. Sophomores that qaulify can then go on to the state's community or technical colleges. Those who don't , can complete the last two years of highschool. As the article explains, ( Read more... )

I'm bummed.

That is all.

Also, Arkansas is banning single adults from being adoptive or foster parents.
This is a disgrace.