Are you among those who are surprised at how hard it is to get people to not be jerks? Well, consider this: When your dog poops in the living room, does shouting at him, whacking him with a rolled up newspaper, and rubbing his nose in it actually help train him to not poop indoors in the future? No! Animals, including humans, do not respond well ( Read more... )

I hate my phone ( Read more... )

In a week and a half, I'm in a running of "The King's Musketeers" live action game. By incident or accident, I ended up in a plum role - Porthos ( Read more... )

This, for Boston-area folks:

I know I've asked similar stuff over the years, but it never hurts to look for newer information. We are looking at having to repair (probably replace, really) a water heater. Anyone with plumber/heating technician recommendations?

I look handsome, I look smart. I am a walking work of art!

New artwork behind the cut tag, for those who don't care to see...

( Stone and oak suit me )

I could use some good fortune on the morrow. Not like there's a doom looming overhead, but something good I can grab if the wind blows in my favor. My Free Will Astrology horoscope says I'm, "...scheduled to have a Zooey Deschanel-according-to-Gawker.com kind of week," which, while I am sure that's delightful, isn't quite what I'm going for just ( Read more... )

From the Ottowa Citizen:

The NDP’s (New Democratic Party's) Pat Martin raised the question Tuesday about how the government was prepared for an attack from zombies and he actually got an answer ( Read more... )

Sorry, all of you folks who got an autoplay video. Totally not my intent...
( Because autoplay is annoying )

As a run-up to the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, BBC America will be running one classic Doctor Who tale each month. One per Doctor, in order. First will be "The Aztecs," starring William Hartnell as the First Doctor, in its entirety, this Sunday, 9PM ( Read more... )

So, I've noted that I'm not much a fan of Daniel Craig's Bond movies. I've always favored the older flicks - and here we may see why. And article in JAMA notes that Bond flicks have been getting notably more violent as the years pass.


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