Gray Matters

Life really is a never ending supply of information and learning opportunities! Some things are worth learning about while others are definitely not... but you can bet that around every corner in life there's something new to be experienced and learned.

Some of the more irrelevant, downright hysterical, and sometimes even scary things I've recently learned  in my Never-Ending Quest for Edukation includes:

Gray Matter
Good news is that there really is a logical medical reason as to why teens do really stupid things...bad news is that adults have to endure this until they (as in the teens) reach their early to mid-twenties.

Cut Your Losses
Friendships can be a gamble - you just have to know when to hold them and know when to fold them. Although sometimes... you just need to acknowledge that there was never a full deck to begin with, cut your losses, and move on to the slots machines.

Winning the Gamble
If you do happen to win playing the friendship gamble...you just may actually realize that it's always nicer to share your winnings with those friends who are always sitting around your table.

Brainwashing Our Youth
The definition of objective and subjective should be embedded (to the point of brainwashing) into every child's mind at birth...knowing the difference will benefit them greatly throughout their lives.

Locked Doors
Having In-depth Conversations with plenty of diversity, debate and differing opinions can be a great educational tool and expander of ones intellect. On the other hand, one has to realize that one can't alter nor change anothers mind nor opinion once the door to the mind has been closed and locked.

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Foto Fix: Hot Dog!

Hot Diggity Dog!! It's Oscar Mayer Wienermobile!

Yep, the Wienermobile is way cool but what's cooler is the license plate which reads YUMMY

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An even cooler factoid is that the folks who drive this multi-wheeled hot-dog actually have their very own blog too!

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Pesky Pests

Life really is a never ending supply of information and learning opportunities! Some things are worth learning about while others are definitely not... but you can bet that around every corner in life there's something new to be experienced and learned.

Some of the more irrelevant, downright hysterical, and sometimes even scary things I've recently learned  in my Never-Ending Quest for Edukation includes:

Data Delivery
If your school tells you something like this "Our students’ average scores exceeded the national norm group in all areas." Be worried...be really worried!


KIA Invasions
The jokes have been going around town about the Karnival Kia commercials for a while now...but the dude must be selling some serious cars cause just last week he garnered a quick live spot ON a local weather newscast...it was on their weather helicopter to boot. Seriously, folks this has gone just way too far!! Yes, when we have to change weather channels to avoid the Karnival Guy, it's a bit intrusive and I'm thinking that this could constitute a violation of privacy in a court room somewhere.

Lost Matter
When I'm lost on just about any subject matter...I really need to always remember to check with my online work colleagues first - you guys really rock your field! Always!

Bylines & Headlines
A newspaper headline can and usually should be catchy....but sometimes it really just comes out looking horribly distasteful. This was the case a few weeks ago when the Tennessean's headline amazingly read - "Mormon Trumps Muslim" and the subtitle read, if you can believe it or not, "Poll: TN Voters Fear Romney's "cult" less than Obama".

Anyone want to make any bets to see if this papers circulation numbers are about to drop....in the near future? Someone, not me, but someone really needs to tell the HPTB that, in journalism, sensationalism normally doesn't and usually wont be sustainable...for the long haul! Ever!

Official Bug Hater
Yes, my hand is raised hig on this and I go as far to publicly admit that I'm an official bug hater.

I really hate bugs all kinds of bugs although it's not because they are creepy crawly or ugly but mostly because they always seem pop up at the least expected times...even when they come in the form of just being a rubber/plastic kid's toy.

PS - if anyone happens to be keeping up with the number of times I acknowledge being officially pranked like this and this - you can add the bug in office desk prank to the ever-growing list.

PPS - for what's it's worth, getting Gnomed is officially not the same as getting Pranked!

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Free Pancakes on Tuesday

IHOP Restaurants are celebrating National Pancake Day on Tuesday, February 28th and will be offering each customer a free short stack of pancakes.

But friends, don't even think about going with an empty wallet because they are also asking you to help them support (give a donation) to the Children’s Miracle Network or any other local charity of choice.

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Truth in Advertising

Life really is a never ending supply of information and learning opportunities! Some things are worth learning about while others are definitely not... but you can bet that around every corner in life there's something new to be experienced and learned.

Some of the more irrelevant, downright hysterical, and sometimes even scary things I've recently learned  in my Never-Ending Quest for Edukation includes:

Truth in Advertising
When someone says that it's really not a meeting about fund-raising...you can pretty much bet that the word funding and/or fund-raiser will be used more than any other word in the room.

Can You Hear Me Now?
Often times those who speak the loudest actually have the least important and least intelligent things to say and/or share.

Dumb & Dumber
Expect at least a few rounds of lively conversations, year round, if a child's IQ is higher than those adults around him/her. Also expect to be humbled a few times a month at home too.

As Seen On TV
Yes, most of the time those As Seen On TV items don't work but sometimes they do... although you do usually have to switch channels to QVC or HSN to find the ones worthwhile. And who would've thought, in a million years that it would take an Italian guy from Jersey to come up with an incredibly awesome stain remover.

The Front Porch
It has been said that "if you can't play with the big dogs, stay on the porch"... but I don't think that the person who wrote that ever lived in or visited the south because if they had then they would really understand how enjoyable and advantageous sitting on the front porch is and can be.

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